Description
A taut, page-turning novel of secrets and strife. When two families-one rich, one not-vacation together off the coast of South Carolina, little do they know that someone won't be returning home
About the Author
Rebecca Kauffman is originally from rural Ohio. She studied Classical Violin Performance at the Manhattan School of Music before receiving an MFA in Creative Writing from NYU. Her previous novels are Another Place You've Never Been and The Gunners. She currently lives in Virginia.
Reviews
A disconcerting story about the toxic power of suspicion and rumour. A smart summer read. * Daily Mail *
Brilliant ... It is rare to care about every character in a crime novel. Rebecca Kauffman, in wryly highlighting the inherent sadness of things, ultimately resembles not Alice Sebold but the great Alice Munro. * The Times *
[An] absorbing summer read * Mail on Sunday *
This is subtly suspenseful, unsettling stuff, the characters drawn with such vivid precision that they fairly jump off the page * Guardian *
In watchful prose by turns powerful and delicate, the action builds to an event as inevitable as it was unpredictable. Gripping. * Sunday Times Crime Club *
Rebecca Kauffman turns each cog of this compelling murder-mystery with a delightfully sensual slowness. Her taut prose and punchy observations add to her steady, assured delivery ... an excellent summer read' * Press Association *
Rebecca Kauffman has long been one of my favorite writers, and The House on Fripp Island is her best novel yet ... Kauffman's latest is a rare and gripping combination of gloriously observed prose and three hundred pages of pure suspense. I loved it. -- Julie Buntin, author of Marlena
A sharp, modern story about the wilderness of family life. -- Adrienne Celt, author of Invitation to a Bonfire and The Daughter
A novel full of secrets set in a stunning beach house is my definition of a perfect summer read ... Bring plenty of sunscreen when you take this book to the beach, you'll be reading all day long. -- Amanda Eyre Ward, author of The Same Sky
Rebecca Kauffman has produced a disturbing novel for our times ... a skilful domestic whodunnit * Shots *
Kauffman's characters leap off the page ... Readers will devour this suspenseful summer drama. * Publisher's Weekly *
Book Information
ISBN 9781788165204
Author Rebecca Kauffman
Format Paperback
Page Count 336
Imprint Serpent's Tail
Publisher Profile Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 358g
Dimensions(mm) 216mm * 135mm * 24mm