Dangerous Crossing : The captivating Richard & Judy Book Club page-turner Hardback
by Rachel Rhys
Hardback
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*NOW A RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK 2017*Shortlisted for the HWA Gold Crown 2017A stunning, atmospheric novel in the great tradition of Death on the Nile and Patricia Highsmith, which tells of a young girl's journey on a cruise liner from England to a new life on the brink of the Second World War. 'Thrilling, captivating. Simply stunning' Daily Express 5 *****'An exquisite tale of love, murder and dark secrets' LISA JEWELL'Intoxicating.
I loved this book!' SANTA MONTEFIORE'An utter treat . . . a glorious mix of proper old-school glamour and a labyrinthine plot full of class war, politics and sexual tension . . . A masterful storyteller.' VERONICA HENRY*****************************England, September 1939Lily Shepherd boards a cruise liner for a new life in Australia and is plunged into a world of cocktails, jazz and glamorous friends.
But as the sun beats down, poisonous secrets begin to surface.
Suddenly Lily finds herself trapped with nowhere to go ... Australia, six-weeks laterThe world is at war, the cruise liner docks, and a beautiful young woman is escorted onto dry land in handcuffs.
What has she done?***************************************Candis magazine BOOK OF THE MONTHRed Magazine PICK OF THE MONTH: 'Think Patricia Highsmith on the seas' Prime Magazine pick of SIX INTRIGUING READS'Bag a copy of this Daphne du Maurier-style debut!' Press Association'Thrilling, seductive, utterly absorbing.' PAULA HAWKINS, author of The Girl on The Train'A gorgeously atmospheric read, prepare to be transported . . .' RUTH WARE, author of The Woman in Cabin 10'Completely compelling and atmospheric.
I absolutely loved it' JANE FALLON, Author of MY SWEET REVENGE 'What a world of glamour, uncertainty and intrigue! . . . It is a gem of a book' COLETTE MCBETH, author of The Life I Left Behind
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:368 pages
- Publisher:Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Publication Date:23/03/2017
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- ISBN:9780857524706
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Item not Available
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:368 pages
- Publisher:Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Publication Date:23/03/2017
- Category:
- ISBN:9780857524706