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. Very much a page turner; tensions, mystery, amateur sleuthing for a cold case, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. For a shorter story it packs a lot in.
Linda Amos, A LoveReading Ambassador