At first glance, Oliver Cowie — devoted family man,respected educator, all-round good guy — seems an unlikelymurder victim, until he's found in a pool of blood,bludgeoned to death in his study. But scratch the surface andit turns out there's no shortage of suspects, ranging from hisown wife to feuding colleagues, a vengeful ex-pupil,disgruntled parents, and a rather too-familiar family cleaner.