A mystery about secrets and families set in the West\nCountry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It seems like an open and shut case. Heather has been seen\nwalking into a house and killing a man and his mother, before attempting to\ntake her own life. Now she lies in a coma. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jess was once Heather\u2019s best friend although something\nhappened to their relationship and they drifted apart after Heather\u2019s sister\nFlora disappeared. She\u2019s now a journalist on the local paper, trying to rebuild\nher career that was nearly derailed by a scandal that saw her depart a London\npaper. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
With her unique knowledge of the family at the centre of\nthis crime, what is Jess willing and not willing to do \u2013 either to further her\ncareer or to discover what has actually happened?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is the first book by Claire Douglas that I\u2019ve read, and\nshe skilfully weaves a tale that incorporates teen friendships and\nrelationships, against a contemporary backdrop of media intrusion into the\nlives of victims. There\u2019s plenty going on here. Is Jess being stalked? How is\nher rival at the local daily getting the inside scoop on a story that should be\nhers? And just what actually happened that summer of 1994 that seems to have\nlead inexorably to what\u2019s happened today?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All in all, this is perfect summer reading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n