Determined once and for all to find a conclusive answer and prove her father’s innocence, Nell’s concerted focus triggers some sinister events. It's been a while since I read a Dorothy Koomson book, but years ago I went through a phase of her and read everything I could and then her last couple I have struggled with.

Além de ficarem traumatizadas com o que presenciam, são exaustivamente interrogadas pela polícia que desconfia que elas estejam relacionadas com o homicídio. A trail of beautiful 'life-sized' Mermaid statues based on the 18th century local legend of The Black Rock Mermaid. Dorothy Koomson é conhecida pelos seus romances apaixonantes, mas, os seus últimos livros têm sido enriquecidos com histórias com um toque de mistério que me agradam ainda mais.A great therapist coupled with the best organic products will always equal a brilliant and satisfying outcome for you. Biography: Dorothy Koomson is the award-winning author of 14 novels including more than 12 Sunday Times bestsellers. Instead of being treated as vulnerable witnesses and given support by the police a malicious local detective (John Pope) treats both girls with contempt and seems intent on linking them to the crime.

But if you are waiting to hear our review before giving it a go (thanks, we are honoured), then we here is our honest opinion with as little spoilers as possible. The narrative is fast-paced and kept me wanting to read on, and I love the element of mystery interwoven with topics around family, friendship and secrets. Para além da Nell gostei imenso da sua irmã a Macy, apesar de ser uma personagem que a certo momento torna-se irritante e começámos a desconfiar dela. The book simmers with tension throughout, the depth of character and the intricately woven and ever changing relationship add a darkness to what is an excellent story. There were definite moments in this book that shocked me, certain acts that I did not see coming and which worried me in the way they worried the characters.Dorothy joked that she has invented a new genre, the emotional thriller, and this label definitely sums up the journey in this novel. Depois de ler alguns livros da autora chego à conclusão que não tenho uma opinião, com meias medidas, sobre o que leio. Ao longo dos anos a autora tem convergido mais para o género thriller, afastando-se um pouco dos seus romances iniciais.

The dual narrative alternates between Nell and Macy both written in the first-person and between the events of 1993 and the present day, putting the issues of both of the women into context and making it easy to empathise with both and illustrating how their lives were changed by that single event. Nell's dad comes to collect them from the police station and tries to stop the policeman in charge 'bullying' the girls.What I was finding with the Brighton mermaid was that the story was so slow after an hour and a half run barely anything had happened.