Many thanks to NetGalley, Aria & Aries Head of Zeus for gifting me a digital ARC of the debut novel by Rebecca Heath - 4.5 stars!
Lucy Ross has to come back to her grandmother's cottage in South Australia to deal with her Nan's belongings after her death. But soon after Lucy's arrival, a body washes up on the beach. Everything in Queen Point revolves around the wealthy Whitlam family, whom Nan worked for as a housekeeper. Lucy can't help but get pulled back into the past, that fateful summer she spent with Nan, and her obsession with the Whitlam's.
I was pulled into this atmospheric mystery from the beginning. The story unfolds from the past in different characters' voices, all leading up to a climatic party on the beach. In the present, Lucy still wants to be accepted by the Whitlam's and is determined to come up with answers to what happened that summer. You're never quite sure who to believe in this story, right up to that powerful ending. Lots of interesting characters, including the dog, Hades. I felt for both young, anxious to be accepted, Lucy, as well as older, still trying to cope Lucy. A great debut - can't wait to read more from this author!
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