Vera Lundy accepts a substitute teaching position in an upscale private high school for girls in Dorset, Maine. Her new position is teaching English. This is a change in her life, for she's used to teaching other courses to college students. She's quite surprised at the intelligence of the girls she teaches. Her first assignment is for the girls to read and discuss "Cather in the Rye"and as time goes by, she and her students warm up to each other, many discussions are carried on in the classroom.

Sadly, there has been a murder of a young local girl. Vera has rented out a small studio apartment and must make visits to the local library for most of her information. She is also writing a book on crime and she becomes deeply involved in not only the most recent murder, but others that follow. Actually, Vera is addicted to crime cases and her mind is always trying to figure out the facts for herself and considers herself a true criminal profiler.

When she gets information that Ritchie Oueltte is being held for the murder of Angela Galvez, an eleven year old girl, she persists on following up on it with her own wit and knowledge. When she arrives home one day from being at the library, she finds an interesting email to her from a student she will be teaching. Jensen Willard strikes Vera as a young girl that has excellent writing skills and is very intelligent. Jensen asks Vera in the email if Vera can give her some information that she will need on reading, "Cather in the Rye". Vera holds off until she meets all her new students. What puzzles Vera is that Jensen took the time to track down Vera's teacher's email and truly believes the girl will be a hard worker.

In the classroom the next morning, Vera awaits her students arrival. One by one they enter the classroom. The night before she tried to memorize her students names to make it easier on her and them. She recognizes some of them as they enter, especially Sufia Ahmed, a pretty Somali girl wearing a hijab. A small dark haired girl wearing a shabby dress arrives late. Another two pretty girls who seem joined at the hip. Jensen Willard is the girl in the shabby dress, but she declines to join in the introductions as her classmates have done. When the girls are done, telling a bit of themselves, Vera tells them that she's writing a true crime book. Her students become entailed on the topic and want to talk of the recent Galvez case. Vera feels it's not the time to talk of the local murder of the young girl, so she deters them to talk about the class assignment she has given them. Little does she know how close she will become with one of her students and Vera's life will become a rollacoaster of a ride on murder and suspects.

WHAT HAS BECOME OF YOU by Jan Elizabeth Watson drew me in from page one as Ms. Watson is an author one does not want to miss! A recommended read!