This is a slow burner which ratchets up to breakneck speed by the end!
The tale begins with the story of how the four girls came to be best friends, taking the reader back to high school and introducing Joni as the main protagonist of the tale.
Fast-forward several years and the four friends find themselves sharing a run-down beach house on an annual trip away where, after a few glasses of wine, Joni suggests they should each write a letter, revealing something about themselves they haven’t already shared with the group.
This ultimately becomes a true test of friendship as a web of suspicion and intrigue plagues the remainder of the mini-break and threatens to destroy the bonds that have been so strong over the years.
When a mysterious fifth letter is discovered in the dying embers of the fire, written by one of the group who then had second thoughts and tried to destroy the evidence, the plot thickens.
Someone in the group harbours potentially dangerous thoughts towards one of the others and Joni resolves to determine exactly who, with almost disastrous consequences for them all.
With thanks to NetGalley and Penguin UK for an advanced copy.
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