"Salt Girl had me hooked. Totally gripping, it had me guessing right up till the end. "
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Salt Girl had me hooked. Totally gripping, it had me guessing right up till the end. Then came the extra twist.
After a 20 year old body is discovered in their quaint coastal village, Izzy and Diana decide to investigate when the local police force fail to turn up any clues. I loved the way this book was written. The dual timeline, plus the victim's POV and the now POV added a really emotive level to this book. With definite Miss Marple vibes in Diana, a former school teacher turned sleuth and the small English setting. Add in Izzy, and you have the perfect amateur detective combination.
This was a cosy mystery meets gripping thriller. With several dark secrets to uncover, this is a great read that will definitely have you page turning for sure. I had several theories throughout the book as to the killer's identity, which I think is always the sign of a good plot. That you just don't know. Though this is book three in The Seahorse Mystery series, these books can be read as standalones. I know I'll definitely be going back to read the other two in the series.
Cathryn Melani, A LoveReading Ambassador
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Very much a page turner; tensions, mystery, amateur sleuthing for a cold case, and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
After a storm the conservatory at the rear of the house partially collapsed. Izzy and her fiancé, Jake, have just moved in so get the builders to remove it, the plan being to replace it with an orangery which was in the renovation anyway. The builders remove the concrete to find what they think is a football - but is a skull. The remains are of a teenager who ran away 20 years ago. Diana, a teacher at the local school, remembers her well. The police are stretched so Diana drags Izzy into helping her investigate. It's part of a series set in Seahouses in the North East of England. Very descriptive of the local area, and the claustrophobic nature of village life where there are no secrets, or so you'd think.... Read Full Review
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What secrets did a lost girl die to keep?
When Izzy discovers the body of a teenage runaway under her conservatory, she knows that someone in this village buried a very dark secret.
Who is the girl? How was she able to vanish in a place like Seahouses? And why was her grave filled with salt?
The police are unable–or unwilling–to investigate a twenty-year-old crime, so Izzy takes matters into her own hands, teaming up with retired schoolteacher Diana to investigate.
But Diana’s memory is not what it used to be. Who was the girl she knew all those years ago, and what was she running from? Diana has the answers… if only she could remember them.
Will they uncover the secrets that this postcard-perfect village is hiding, or will the truth stay buried forever?
Salt Girl features in the following genres: Indie Author Books, Indie Books We Love, Recommendations, Crime and Mystery, Historical Fiction, Thriller and Suspense, Crime and mystery: women sleuths, Fiction
Salt Girl is available in Paperback
Salt Girl was written by Katherine Graham and published by Quartz Books
