Four women, best friends since their university days, head off for the perfect reunion holiday with their families, in the idyllic French countryside.
The villa is gorgeous, the weather beautiful and the scenery outstanding, but there is trouble brewing in paradise.
As soon as Kate gets there, she begins to suspect that her husband is having an affair with one of her old friends. Kate, as a scene of crime officer, is ideally suited to searching for the truth among the clues left behind and she sets about watching her husband and friends closely to discover which of them has betrayed her.
One of these friends is willing to sacrifice years of friendship to destroy her family, but is is Rowan, Jennifer or Izzy?
As Kate closes in on the truth, she realises too late that the stakes are far higher than she ever imagined, because someone in the villa is prepared to kill to keep their secret hidden.
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Ok, let me say from the outset that this book is utterly brilliant - one of my top five books read this year (and I have read a lot of books this year!)!!!
The story revolves around old friends Kate, Rowan, Jennifer and Izzy, who have known each other since their university days. There is a lot of history between them, although they have grown apart a bit in recent years, especially since Kate, Jennifer and Rowan have become parents and Izzy moved overseas.
Although they used to go on holiday together every year, it has been sometime since they have all gone away together, so this year's holiday to the south of France has been much anticipated. However, almost as soon as Kate and her family have arrived, she sees some messages on her husband Sean's phone that shake her to the core - it seems he is having an affair with one of her friends and she sets about trying to find out which one it is.
Everyone on this holiday seems to have something going on, so there are a lot of blind alleys for Kate to go down before she even gets close to the truth of what is happening - and, oh my, the truth is absolutely explosive! You will never see this coming, but when it does, everything becomes clear.
The build up of tension is almost over-whelming and you will have your heart in your mouth for most of the latter parts of the book. I am not going to say anything more, because I abhor spoilers in reviews, but suffice to say you will not be disappointed with the ending. This book is so cinematic that I really hope it gets picked up to adapt for the big/small screen, as it would work so well.
This book has been selling like hot-cakes and is a well deserved best-seller, so I suggest you get to reading it as soon as you can. It is fabulous!
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