By Leah Pitt.
August, 1997. - The sun-drenched days seemed endless, filled with laughter and the salty tang of the sea air. Matilda and Sophie, inseparable since childhood, spent their days exploring the rugged Dorset coastline, their spirits as free as the gulls wheeling above.
It was the perfect summer—or so everyone thought.
But the facade of idyllic perfection was shattered when Matilda was killed in a tragic accident on the jagged rocks. Sophie, her heart heavy with grief and guilt, was left to navigate the choppy waters of loss alone.
Decades have slipped by like sand through an hourglass, and Sophie has avoided Dorset and its painful memories. Now, driven by a need to move on, she returns for the first time since that fateful summer, determined to sell her family's old beach hut and finally lay her ghosts to rest.
The beach hut, once a sanctuary of childhood adventures, has become a relic of a past she wishes to forget.
As Sophie sorts through the remnants of her youth, she stumbles upon something that changes everything. Hidden away, like a dark secret waiting to be discovered, is evidence suggesting Matilda's death was no accident. A sense of unease grips Sophie as she realises that the truth about that night has been buried deep, concealed by those she once trusted.
With each piece of the puzzle she uncovers, Sophie is drawn deeper into a web of deception and danger. The past begins to blur into the present, as memories resurface and old wounds are reopened. Sophie's search for answers becomes a perilous journey, revealing a sinister side to the close-knit community she thought she knew.
Whispers of secrets long kept and lies told to protect them swirl around her. The same community that once welcomed her with open arms now seems intent on driving her away. Fear and suspicion grow, and it becomes clear that the killer is still out there, watching, waiting.
As Sophie edges ever closer to uncovering the truth about Matilda's death, she finds herself in a deadly game of cat and mouse. The stakes are higher than ever, for the killer is determined to keep their secret safe at any cost.
Will Sophie unravel the mystery before it's too late?
Or will the truth remain buried, hidden beneath the sands of time and the shadows of a perfect summer that was anything but?
Thank you so much to the author - Leah Pitt as well as George at Hodder & Stoughton for running this book tour!
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