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Examining Kitchen Cupboards Kindle Edition
For readers' information: Although the characters and college are fictional, the actual exam question that sparked Jill’s nightmare is a genuine one from 1999.
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateDecember 7, 2019
- File size464 KB
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Stevie Turner never disappoints. From her fictional family sagas to her nonfiction, and mystery/thrillers, she knows how to keep a reader engaged. In this telling book, Turner takes us into a story, which begins with Jill Hayes - a college examinations admin whose curiosity leads to her discovery that something is awry with the exams given to high school students for their college entrance exams - the questions are much too junior for the high school age level students, making it a cinch for them to get accepted to college. As Jill delves deeper into the basis for such juvenile questions, her life becomes threatened and we're taken into a whole other world of corporate greed at the expense of students' education and government funding.
Jill's personal investigations lead right to the higher ups involved in the ring, and through the unveiling of her findings, we are led into the private lives of these criminals and colorful characters, spreading beyond the discoveries into international crime, lies, affairs and ultimately, murder.
Based on a factual occurrence of the exam findings, this book had me engrossed on the topic itself, but Turner takes the situation to a whole new level with the plot and intrigue created in this story. A fun, short and engrossing read for a cozy thriller reading escape. - D.G Kaye
Product details
- ASIN : B07ZZJ47QH
- Publisher : Stevie Turner (December 7, 2019)
- Publication date : December 7, 2019
- Language : English
- File size : 464 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 174 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #3,292,964 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #5,620 in Women's Crime Fiction
- #23,310 in Murder
- #45,672 in Contemporary Women's Fiction
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About the author
Stevie Turner is a British author of romantic suspense, paranormal stories, and women’s fiction family dramas which are sometimes humorous. She is a cancer survivor, and still lives in the same picturesque Suffolk village that she and husband Sam moved to in 1991 with their two boys. Those two boys have now grown, and she and Sam have 5 lovely grandchildren.
One of her short stories, ‘Lifting the Black Dog’, was published in ‘1000 Words or Less Flash Fiction Collection’ (2016). Her screenplay ‘For the Sake of a Child’ won a silver award in the Spring 2017 Depth of Field International Film Festival, and her novel ‘A House Without Windows’ gained interest in 2017 from De Coder Media, an independent film production company based in New York. ‘Finding David’ reached the quarter-finals of the 2019 ScreenCraft Cinematic Short Story Competition. 'Scam!' won first prize in the 2021 Electric Eclectic writing competition, and 'His Ladyship,' reached the finals and Longlist of the 2021 Page Turner Writing Award. 'Falling' reached the finals of the 2022 Page Turner Writing Award, and Stevie's latest manuscript 'Tina's Diary: 1997' reached the finals of the 2023 Page Turner Writing Award. You can find Stevie's books and reviews on her website www.stevieturner.uk
To quote reader Roberta Baden-Powell, 'I'm looking forward to reading your new book, and find your books the best so far. The style you write in has given me a new perspective and a renewed inspiration in reading once again.'
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- Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2020With America's college admissions scandals, a storyline about a similar scandal leading to a murder mystery/thriller has a hook. Set in the UK however, it had me perplexed about 16 to 18-year-old college students. That until I did some research and learned that the educational nomenclature across the pond is different from the US. If you're reading this in Europe, you won't be wondering. In the US, if you read this review, understand that college in the UK is akin to prep schools to get youths ready for admission and acceptance to universities.
OK, on to the book--the author capably develops the good folks and the bad folks. No righteous violence or vengeance, just threats and worries--with some pathos for characters who don't survive. In the end, the good triumphs.
- Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2020In Stevie Turner's latest novel, Examining Kitchen Cupboards (2019), Jill Hayes takes on a new job In a college exam administration office. She had hoped it would lead to a career but quickly discovered it was much too technical for her skillset. As she struggles to learn the complicated tasks that would allow her to succeed, she stumbles upon illicit activities that she feels honor-bound to report. No one will listen--not the newspapers, the college, or even the agency responsible for the exams--until finally someone does. Things don't work out as Jill had hoped.
This is a well-told story of a whistle blower's efforts to fix a serious problem. It is told from various perspectives which adds to the depth of understanding about how complicated it can be to report actions when lots of people don't want to admit there's even a problem. It was at times difficult to read but the importance is significant--which is why it earned the 5/5.
- Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2022When Jill Hayes takes a job at Daxton College as a college exam administrator, she uncovers a scandal related to the college and their superior testing results. The students' high marks aren't associated with receiving an outstanding education but with elementary questions that children could answer. One of the questions on the exam is related to the book's title, "What would you keep in a kitchen cupboard?"
JIll realizes the test itself and the lack of oversight by any testing board are flaws in the system. She decides to turn the college and testing company in as a whistleblower. She is protected under the law not to lose her job, but Jill's primary motivation is to stop what amounts to cheating. She attempts to share her findings anonymously with the local newspaper and even a national tabloid, but they aren't willing to print her claims without a real name to the story.
What length will the parties involved go to cover up this secret? Jill continues to press and look for a way to reveal the truth, yet others will do just about anything to stop her. Several despicable characters are operating behind the scenes. Even though the story pushes the envelope of plausibility at times, I found the story compelling.