Book Synopsis:
The summer is the hottest yet in the Brittany coastal town of Morranez, but when a new case lands on the desk of the Toussaints detective agency, there can be no time to relax. As wild fires bear down on the town, the alert goes out for a missing girl.
Nineteen-year-old Briony Moorcroft has seemingly been taken from her sleepy Welsh village and brought to France. Her parents are baffled and scared – Briony needs her life-saving medicine or this case will become even more sinister, and with the police dragging their heels, the Moorcrofts are relying on Mila Shephard and Carter Jackson’s sleuthing skills.
Meanwhile there are mysteries troubling Mila’s life too. Two years after the accident that swept her sister Sophie and brother-in-law Charlie away and left their daughter Ani in Mila’s care, new evidence resurfaces that makes Mila doubt everything.
Can Carter and Mila find Briony before it’s too late? And is the truth about Sophie and Charlie finally about to be revealed…
My Review:
The Summer Of Lies is another very enjoyable, intriguing mystery from one of my favourite authors.
Firstly I absolutely loved the setting of this book which made me feel fully transported to the (sadly) fictional town of Morranez and the beautiful Brittany coast. It’s definitely made me want to visit France soon and it has made me excited to visit the beach again. The constant threat of wild fires were also well described and I sometimes felt that I could actually feel the heat from the fire or hear it crackling.
I thought that all the character’s were wonderful creations and I enjoyed following them throughout the book. It was interesting seeing the dynamic between them and see how much they cared for each other. I really liked following the multiple story lines and I thought it was very clever how the author gradually merges them all together. The reader is given a chance to really get to know the characters and to find out what makes them tick which I think made the story more even more intriguing. It was fun trying to guess what was happening and their motivations for it.
Overall I really enjoyed this book and can’t wait to read more from this author soon. This was actually a sequel to The Lost Notebook which I hadn’t realised so it was fun to catch up with the characters again. The book has a great pace to it and I soon found that I couldn’t put the book down. The threat of the forest fire helps add a lot of tension and a sense of danger to the book so I had to keep reading to find out what happens to everyone. I did guess fairly early on what was going to happen but I had to keep reading to check that I was right. There were lots of twists that kept me guessing, including a huge one at the end which I hadn’t predicted. I believe there is going to be a sequel to this book and I’m very excited to find out how it all ends.
Huge thanks to Rachel from Rachel’s Random Resources for inviting me onto the blog tour and to Boldwood for my copy of this book.
About The Author:
Hello! I’m Louise, author of 12 novels mostly set in the Somerset countryside close to where I live and Sicily. I’m thrilled to have won the RNA Jackie Collins Romantic Thriller award 2021 for The House by the Sea which has sold more than a quarter of a million copies.
I’m currently writing the third of the Brittany collection of novels set in Finistère and all involving missing people. The Lost Notebook was a UK number one best-seller & its sequel, The Summer of Lies was published in February 2024.
When I’m not writing, I love to spend time with my family, friends and animals. I’m passionate about nature, being outside, drawing, wildlife, walking and books. Right now, all my spare time is being taken up by our new Border Collie puppy, Luna.
I really hope you enjoy my books. If you’d like to connect, find me on Facebook Louise Amy Douglas or LouiseDouglas3 on Twitter. Thank you x
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