Sun Damage

 

Sun Damage by Sabine Durrant-psychological thriller  

Somewhere hot and relaxing sets the scene for a swindle or two. Most of us have seen the Michael Caine film of this topic set on the riviera (Dirty rotten Scoundrels) and this book follows the theme. Ali and Sean have met up and the latest mark is Lulu. When something happens that is not to Ali's liking she takes off with not only Seans money but also takes on Lulu identity as she knows she has a job to go to being a chef at a holiday villa and she looks enough like her to pass it off and get aways from Sean.  At the villa there are nine guests who all know each other one way or another, but all have secrets. Ali soon becomes the rock, the confidant so that more and more of the guests are trusting her.

Oh wow! This is another stunner of a read from Sabine. It cleverly draws the reader in feeling comfortable getting to know Ali and a few minor misdemeanours until it ramps up big time. You can't help but like Ali and strangely find yourself not wanting her to be found out- to me the skill of a stunning author who can gauge the tension just right. The pages turned ever faster and time slipped away- so enthralled was I wanting to know what happened. A brilliantly entertaining read with several twists to keep the reader guessing right to the very end.

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FOR READ RS OF GILLIAN MCALLITER'S THAT NIGHT AND TM LOGAN'S THE

HOLIDAY. SET IN THE SOUTH OF F RANCE , SUN DAMAGE IS AN INT ENSE , GR IPPING AND WONDERFULLY ESCAPIST SUMMER READ, AND THE PE RFECT THRIL LER TO READ BY THE POOL

Blurb:

The heat is intense.

The secrets are stifling.
She just needs to escape . . .

Nine guests arrive at a remote villa in the south of France.

They know each other well. Or think they do.

But at least one of them has plenty to hide - and nowhere to run.

Under the relentless sun, loyalties will be tested, secrets revealed, and tensions pushed to the point of no return.

SABINE DURRANT IS THE AUTHOR OF F IVE PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLERS UNDER YOUR SKIN, REMEMBER ME THIS WAY, LIE WITH ME , A RICHARD & JUDY BOOKCLUB SELECTION AND SUNDAY TIMES PAP E R BACK BESTSELLER , TAKE ME IN AND 

FINDERS, KEEP E RS. HER PREVIOUS NOVELS ARE HAVING IT AND EATING IT AND THE GREAT INDOORS, AND TWO BOOKS FOR TEENAGE GIRLS, CROSS YOUR HEART ,CONNI E P ICKLES AND OOH LA LA! CONNIE P ICKLES. SHE IS A FORM R FEATURES EDITOR OF THE GUARDIAN AND A FORMER  LITERARY EDITOR AT THE SUNDAY TIMES, AND HER WRITING HAS APP EARED IN MANY NATIONAL NEWSPAP RS AND MAGAZINES. SHE

 LIVES IN SOUTH LONDON WITH HER PARTNERAND THREE CHILDREN