The Secret PlaceThe photograph shows a boy who was murdered a year ago. The caption chillingly states, I KNOW WHO KILLED HIM. Detective Stephen Moran, who hasnt seen Holly Mackey since she was a nine year old witness to the events of Faithful Place, finds her at his squad room, now sixteen, with this photograph and a story to tell. In her elite boarding school, hidden beneath the veneer of privilege and tradition, lies a shadowy world where secrets proliferate. The