4 Stars
336 Pages
Publisher: Atria Books
Release Date: April 8, 2025
Genre: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Missing Person, England
Nora Breen, a former nun, stops receiving letters from her friend Frieda convalescing near the seashore. Nora leaves the order of nuns and goes to the Gulls Nest to investigate her disappearance. There is an assortment of guests living there. Professor Poppy, a young couple – Stella and Theodore Atkins, Bill Carter – a single man, and a photographer Karel Jezek – who is missing at the time. Events take a dark turn when the residents begin dying. Nora’s life is in danger if she continues to look for Frieda.
The book has a steady pace, the characters are developed, and it is written in the third person point of view. The author does a wonderful job describing the scenery of the area. If you like British mysteries, you may enjoy reading this book.
