This is one of those review books that arrived, and just sort of muscled it's way to the top of the pile - probably the Glasgow setting (I'm a sucker for Tartan Noir of all kinds after all).
From the Blurb:
Eric Chalmers is one of the most popular teachers at Muirpark Secondary School in Glasgow. So when precocious teenager Julie Donaldson accuses Chalmers of rape, the school goes into shock. How could a deeply religious family man like Chalmers do anything like that?
Opening Lines:
They were walking a little apart now. Her face was in profile, half shaded by the overhanging trees so that he could not make out her expression, though, from time to time he would sneak a glance to see if she was looking his way.
Eric Chalmers is one of the most popular teachers at Muirpark Secondary School in Glasgow. So when precocious teenager Julie Donaldson accuses Chalmers of rape, the school goes into shock. How could a deeply religious family man like Chalmers do anything like that?