The Rising Tide (Vera Stanhope)

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They first came to the island on a school trip organized by a young teacher hoping to "challenge their preconceptions" on "a kind of secular retreat. Had her death at the first reunion bonded them together so tightly that, despite their differences, they were as close as family?

The Rising Tide: A dark, atmospheric mystery from bestseller

At first, it seems innocuous – just a ticking noise in your ear, which those around you can also hear. And there had been a connection, so strong and fierce that after fifty years the tie was still there, unbroken and still worth celebrating.Ann also spends her time advocating for reading to improve health and wellbeing and supporting access to books. translated by Alex Valente, tells of another tiny Italian community, Cave, where terrible things have also happened. A thrilling tale with an ending that catches you by surprise, it’s a story both newbies to Vera and diehard fans will enjoy.

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The Rising Tide is published in the UK by Pan Macmillan: the hardback was published on 1st September 2022 (ISBN: 978-1-5098-8961-7), and the paperback on 16th March 2023 (978-1-5098-8965-5). While I have no desire to read thrillers in which Covid plays a major role, watching a fictional illness spread across the world is surprisingly gripping and intriguing. A small group of old school friends have been meeting there, at Pilgrims’ House, every five years for half a century. Heavner isn’t exactly mollified when Tempe, aided by retired police detective Skinny Slidell and a host of experts, puts a name to the dead man. Varvello’s boy of the title is never named, but his presence is all-encompassing – although it is only towards the end that we start to see the world through his anguished eyes in this darkly eloquent and moving novel.Fifty years ago, a group of teenagers spent a weekend on Holy Island, forging a bond that has lasted a lifetime.