Published in 2023 this is an intensely gripping thriller than I had to rush through as it gripped me night & day .! Monica Vuu was born in British Colombia & now lives in Tasmania with her Aust partner . She has totally nailed the suspense element & the book shines light into the darkest corners of small- town life . She is definetly an author to watch !

Port Brighton hates outsiders .The small coastal town has its own ways of dealing with the evil , the foolish , the mislead & it holds tightly to them.But the seams start tp split after 2 deaths occur on the same night ; a baby abandoned at the foot of a lighthouse , & a drunken teenager drowned in the storming sea.

Livvy is an insider .She keeps a watchful eye on whats happening in town while looking out for her troubled older brother .What has broken inside him - and why ?

Marie is an outsider .Shes escaped Port Brighton & started a new life , but she cant forget the night at the lighthouse - it changed her family forever .

As gossip fuels rumours & tensions erode trust , the bonds that keep Port Brighton together begin to fray , threatening to expose the truth about more than just the two deaths .... This is a riveting , darkly intimate novel of murder , madness & a community thats too close for comfort .

" Twisted , mysterious & darkly creepy ...A memorable debut full of macabre surprises " " Monica Vuu is a bright new talent in Australian Crime fiction ...I was up all night ! "

large trade size paperback in good cond & from a smoke free home . please note slight small bend in one corner of front cover & very small dog ear on other corner from being carted about in my backpack so I could read it at every opportunity ! No inscriptions

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