num_pages: 303
description: On a summer day, a young woman alighted from a bus in the small Cape Cod village of Chatham and took up residence in a cottage on the edge of Black Pond's dark waters. She was embarking on a voyage she could not foresee --- one that would bring catastrophe to her, to those she loved, and to the town of Chatham itself. Now, seven decades later, only one living soul knows the answer to the question that irrevocably shattered hearts, a town, and a way of life: What really happened on Black Pond that day?
language: English
title: The Chatham School Affair
titlecomplete: The Chatham School Affair
genres: Fiction, Coming Of Age, Mystery, Thriller, Mystery Thriller, Adult, Historical Fiction, Boarding School, Crime, Suspense
ratings_count: 2397
awards: awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Barry Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Martin Beck Award, awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Edgar Award
category: Best Novel
publisher: Bantam