BEFORE YOU START
The premise
Isa travels to the coastal village with her baby daughter after Kate asks for help. Their friendship began at boarding school, where they competed to make other people believe invented stories. Now keeping their own story together matters much more.
Why the setup appeals
- Friends with something to lose
- The question is how much the women can trust each other when their shared past is under threat.
- A return to the coast
- Salten's marshes and the discovery on its beach tie the mystery to a place the friends cannot simply leave behind.
IS IT YOUR NEXT READ?
A good match for your shelf?
Choose this if you want a mystery shaped by friendship, loyalty and the consequences of a shared lie.
Something to keep in mind
The setup returns to the women's school years as well as their adult lives; the past is central to the mystery.
Book information
Read more about the story from its publisher or author.
- Ruth Ware — official book description (opens a new tab) ↗
- Simon & Schuster — US paperback (opens a new tab) ↗
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