By Caz Frear
When 17-year-old Maryanne Doyle goes missing in 1998, Cat Kinsella is convinced her father knows more than he's letting on. He denies knowing Maryanne but Cat saw them flirting together. Since then Cat's relationship with her father has been fractured at best.
Fast-forward eighteen years and Cat is working in London as a Detective Constable when a woman is found murdered near her father's pub. The investigation links the victim to Maryanne, forcing Cat to confront her past and the suspicion of her father's guilt.
Sweet Little Lies, the author's debut novel, is an enjoyable twisty read. Cat is a likeable protagonist with a damaged past; yet she's strong and sensitive. Whilst the plot is good, I thought it could benefit from being less drawn-out. It's well-written and complex but it took a while to settle into it.
Fast-forward eighteen years and Cat is working in London as a Detective Constable when a woman is found murdered near her father's pub. The investigation links the victim to Maryanne, forcing Cat to confront her past and the suspicion of her father's guilt.
Sweet Little Lies, the author's debut novel, is an enjoyable twisty read. Cat is a likeable protagonist with a damaged past; yet she's strong and sensitive. Whilst the plot is good, I thought it could benefit from being less drawn-out. It's well-written and complex but it took a while to settle into it.
★★★☆☆
- Paperback: 480 pages
- Publisher: Zaffre
- Publication Year: 2017
- Author: Caz Frear
- Genre: Crime, Thriller
Synopsis
In 1998, Maryanne Doyle disappeared and Dad knew something about it?
Maryanne Doyle was never seen again.
WHAT I ACTUALLY KNOW
In 1998, Dad lied about knowing Maryanne Doyle.
Alice Lapaine has been found strangled near Dad's pub.
Dad was in the local area for both Maryanne Doyle's disappearance and Alice Lapaine's murder - FACT.
Connection?
Trust cuts both ways . . . what do you do when it's gone?
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