One Puzzling Afternoon

By: Emily Critchley

Narrated by: Elizabeth Sastre

Perfect for listeners of Elizabeth is Missing with notes of The Maid comes a dual-timeline novel that balances heartfelt tenderness with a suspenseful mystery as elderly Edie Green uncovers the clues behind her best friend's disappearance before the truth is lost in her memory forever

I kept your secret Lucy. I've kept it for more than sixty years...

It is 1951, and at number six Sycamore Street, fifteen-year-old Edie Green is lonely. Living with her eccentric mother and her mother's new boyfriend, she is desperate for something to shake her from her dull, isolated life. So when the popular, pretty Lucy Theddle befriends Edie, she thinks all her troubles are over. Even though Lucy has a secret, one Edie is not certain she should keep. Then Lucy goes missing.

Now in 2018, Edie is eighty-four and still living in the same small town, when one afternoon she glimpses Lucy Theddle, still looking the same as she did at fifteen. Her family write it off as one of her many mix ups, there's a lot Edie gets confused about these days. But Edie knows she's the key to finding Lucy. Time is running out and Edie must piece together the clues before Lucy is forgotten forever.

©2023 Emily Critchley (P)2023 Recorded Books

Mystery & Memories

I liked how the story became clearer the longer I hung in there. Took a bit of patience but I was rewarded. The last third was especially enjoyable. I’d give it a B+. Worth the listen.

Spoiler—

Especially interesting & revealing was the description of how tricky our memories become as we age & forget. Her growing dementia was treated in a dignified & gentle way.

So very good.

One of the best I’ve listened to in a long time. There is a 15 word minimum.

One Puzzling Afternoon

This book is a perfect boat for older young adults, girls, and what happens to them when old age comes upon it and they may have some family members in their family like this

Unique prospective

This was such a unique book, I may have to buy the book to go along with the audio. I won’t say spoil it for others. But this was truly one of the best stories I’ve ever heard

Memory and its importance. Women need to stand up for themselves. What a different time it was.

Lucy is not a nice person Poor Edie seems solely to focus on Lucy. Too much emphasis on Lucy and that took away from the story for me. Happy I completed the book because several times I was frustrated with the slow story line.