A body has been found in the burned-out wreckage of the church at Gibber's Creek -- with older skeletons lying beneath it.
The corpse is identified as that of Ignatius Mervyn, the man who attempted to kill Jed Kelly and her unborn child.
Newcomer Fish Johnstone is drawn into the murder investigation, convinced that the local police are on the wrong track with their enquiries. But as she digs beneath the warm and welcoming surface of the Gibber's Creek community, more secrets emerge.
And Fish must also face her own mystery -- the sudden appearance and then disappearance of her father, a Vietnamese refugee she never knew.
The corpse is identified as that of Ignatius Mervyn, the man who attempted to kill Jed Kelly and her unborn child.
Newcomer Fish Johnstone is drawn into the murder investigation, convinced that the local police are on the wrong track with their enquiries. But as she digs beneath the warm and welcoming surface of the Gibber's Creek community, more secrets emerge.
And Fish must also face her own mystery -- the sudden appearance and then disappearance of her father, a Vietnamese refugee she never knew.
I really loved this book. The different characters telling the story from their point of view gave real depth to the story.
It is the story of a murder, and of secrets, and of things that everyone knew happened but no one talked about.
It is the first book I have read in the Matilda Saga, but now I want to read them all.
It is the story of a murder, and of secrets, and of things that everyone knew happened but no one talked about.
It is the first book I have read in the Matilda Saga, but now I want to read them all.
The killer was a complete surprise and it was a very satisfying ending.
No comments:
Post a Comment