It is so satisfying to read a book by an author who is clever in their plotting! This book was quite intricately and deftly written with three or four different plot lines, depending on how you count them, interwoven in such a way that it kept me guessing until the very end.

On the shores of the Thames a gruesome discovery of bones requires DCI Samuel Owusu to begin an investigation. What he learns is that the bones are connected to a thirty year old cold case that left three people dead in a large mansion in Chelsea.

Lucy Lamb has finally returned to England after leaving thirty years ago in the wake of a tragedy. Now with her children in tow she wants to settle down and purchase a home. But just as she finds the perfect place, her brother disappears trying to find a boy they both knew when they were children, someone who may know something about their past.

Rachel Rimmer answers a phone call from a French area code, only to discover the she is speaking with a French police officer who informs her that her husband, Michael has been found dead in the cellar of the house in France. Now they want her to come to France to identify the body and to answer questions about Michael, something that fills her with dread.

What they don’t know is that each of these mysteries is related, creating a large and convoluted mystery that will keep all of them and the reader guessing until the very last page!

Brenda’s Rating: ***** (5 Out of 5 Stars)

Recommend this book to: Sharon, Marian and Keith

Book Study Worthy? Yes

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