The Summer Reunion
An absolutely gripping page-turner filled with secrets and heart-pounding suspense
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Six friends on holiday. A secret worth dying for.
The gorgeous French stone villa is just as I remembered it. I was anxious about coming back here after all this time. But as I see the faces of my best friends, I know I made the right decision. A weekend away is just what I need.
That was until Frederick arrived…
Putting on a smile, I pretend that his presence doesn’t affect me. But as I make my way down to an old wine cellar to get supplies for our first dinner together, I sense Frederick near me in the dim light. And then it happens: the old door swings shut, trapping us both inside.
Now it’s been several hours. As a storm rages outside and water starts to pour in rapidly around us, it’s clear that no one is coming to help. Not even my husband.
Trapped with a man I have avoided for so long, I have no choice but to confront what happened between us twenty years ago. And as Frederick’s secret is revealed, I’m forced to ask myself: is it really him I can’t trust? Or is there someone much closer to me who wants me gone?
A totally addictive psychological suspense thriller that fans of Lucy Foley, Adele Parks and Sally Hepworth will absolutely love.
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Their Secrets Have Secrets. Easily a great line in The Avengers (the Marvel version, you Imperialists) is when Tony Stark is speaking of Nick Fury and says "his secrets have secrets" - which is absolutely true, both in The Avengers and this book. If you enjoy semi-slow burn (to start) almost disaster movie type suspense, where everything starts off a touch slow and normal ish before completely fucking unravelling... this is exactly the kind of book you're going to enjoy.
The other great thing about this, to me, was how well Mercer used the setting she created to create an atypical emergency situation. Without giving anything away, let's just say that it put an interesting spin on a couple of fairly worn concepts and made everything seem newer and much more intriguing in the process.
Ultimately one of those books you're going to be reading deep into the night, because "one more chapter" will never be enough.
Very much recommended.
Originally posted at bookanon.com.
