I’m back again! This time, with a review for The Summer Party by Rebecca Heath. Thanks to Andrew Knowles from Head Of Zeus for my gifted book to take part and wrote my unbiased review.
Perfect families are only as perfect as their best kept secrets.
Summer, 2000
The Whitlam siblings have it all and sixteen-year-old Lucy only wants one thing – to be close to them. Soon she’s lazing around their impossibly large pool, wearing Annabel’s expensive clothes and having secret rendezvous with Harry, until at their lavish clifftop party she sees something
that could jeopardise it all.
Winter, 2020
One failed marriage later, Lucy is back in town and quickly lured back into the Whitlam’s shiny world. But when a body washes up on the beach and someone seems determined to frame her for murder keeping their secrets this time could cost her everything.
A debut psychological thriller with a cover that makes you wish you were there. The Summer Party was a book I was so intrigued by. The fact that I didn’t know the author was another factor in my wanting to read it. I adore discovering new authors, and Rebecca Heath is definitely on my radar now!
Set in Australia, the story introduces us to Lucy. She has returned to her nans house to clear it out after her death. While there human remains are washed up on the coast. The story alternates between the present day and back to the year of the summer party, almost 20 years previously. The party where someone was last seen. Could it all be connected? Is it a coincidence that the remains are found now Lucy is back?
The tale unfolds at a pace that increases the intrigue. I spent a lot of time making mad guesses! There are so many suspects, all unique and multi layered. The amount of secrets everyone had added to the suspense. I was truly gripped by this atmospheric and twisty thriller.
To say it’s a debut, it’s written well. The setting is so hypnotic in a way. Described so vividly, it took me there straight away. The characters were excellent, and the red herrings had me every time. A great read!
Pre-order link
Amazon: https://amzn.to/40IGMlw
About the author
Rebecca Heath studied science at university, worked in hospitality and teaching, but she always carved
out time to write. She lives in Adelaide, Australia, halfway between the city and the sea with her husband,
three children and a much-loved border collie. She spent her childhood summers at a remote beach not
unlike where the novel is set. This is her debut adult novel.
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