The Summer of Lies

By: Louise Douglas

Narrated by: Imogen Church

The novel from Number 1 bestselling Richard & Judy author Louise Douglas.

As wild fires creep a devastating path towards the idyllic town of Morranez, a vulnerable girl goes missing. But was she taken - or was she escaping...

The summer is the hottest yet in the Brittany coastal town of Morranez, but when a new case lands on the desk of the Toussaints detective agency, there can be no time to relax. As wild fires bear down on the town, the alert goes out for a missing girl.

Nineteen-year-old Briony Moorcroft has seemingly been taken from her sleepy Welsh village and brought to France. Her parents are baffled and scared – Briony needs her life-saving medicine or this case will become even more sinister, and with the police dragging their heels, the Moorcrofts are relying on Mila Shephard and Carter Jackson’s sleuthing skills.

Meanwhile there are mysteries troubling Mila’s life too. Two years after the accident that swept her sister Sophie and brother-in-law Charlie away and left their daughter Ani in Mila’s care, new evidence resurfaces that makes Mila doubt everything.

Can Carter and Mila find Briony before it’s too late? And is the truth about Sophie and Charlie finally about to be revealed…

Number One bestselling author Louise Douglas is back with a brooding, twisty tale of secrets and lies, love and loyalty. Perfect for fans of Kate Morton and Lucinda Riley.

©2024 Louise Douglas (P)2024 Boldwood Books

Boring

I don’t know what happened here because Louise Douglas has written some absolutely fantastic books.
I am a big fan.
This one was just “off” from the first paragraph.
It is far fetched, almost ridiculous really, and just not entertaining or interesting enough to hold one’s attention.
It’s silly.
With her books, at the very least there is a true atmosphere that is established early on, there is a feeling of the place/people/time in which the story is unfolding…
There was none of that here.
I was bored from the start and nearly 10 chapters in I finally threw in the towel-things just got weird, really weird.
I couldn’t look past the gaping holes in the plot, the lack of depth in these characters, and the overall weakness of the entire story.
It’s a hard pass for me.
I will not be revisiting this title as I have with almost every other title of hers.
I hope her next offering is nothing like this, this book felt like it was written by someone else.
I’d like my credit back.