The Heatwave
Published on 3. September 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-1-4059-2262-3 (ISBN)
Description
Elodie was beautiful. Elodie was smart. Elodie was manipulative. Elodie is dead.
When Sylvie receives a letter calling her back to her crumbling family home in Provence, she knows she has to go. In the middle of a sweltering summer marked by unusual fires across the countryside, she returns to La Reverie with her youngest daughter Emma in tow.
In every corner of the house, Sylvie can't escape the spectre of Elodie, her first child. Elodie with the golden hair. Elodie, who knew exactly how to get what she wanted. Elodie, whose death the villagers still whisper about.
As the fires creep even closer towards the villa, it's clear to Sylvie that something isn't right at La Reverie. Because there's something that Sylvie hasn't admitted about what happened to Elodie ten summers ago . . .
When Sylvie receives a letter calling her back to her crumbling family home in Provence, she knows she has to go. In the middle of a sweltering summer marked by unusual fires across the countryside, she returns to La Reverie with her youngest daughter Emma in tow.
In every corner of the house, Sylvie can't escape the spectre of Elodie, her first child. Elodie with the golden hair. Elodie, who knew exactly how to get what she wanted. Elodie, whose death the villagers still whisper about.
As the fires creep even closer towards the villa, it's clear to Sylvie that something isn't right at La Reverie. Because there's something that Sylvie hasn't admitted about what happened to Elodie ten summers ago . . .
Reviews / Votes
A tense psychological drama that brilliantly evokes its South of France setting. Terrific summer escapism * Daily Mail * Sultry, atmospheric and unsettling - a book to lose yourself in this summer -- Erin Kelly Exquisite writing and a compelling story that will keep you up late into the night! Summer might be over, but this red-hot book will have you gripped! * Sun * Takes the summer thriller to the next level. Beguiling characters and a plot that will make your blood run cold play out against a sweltering Provencal summer I cannot stop thinking about The Heatwave. The writing and the atmosphere, the darkness, the beautiful French setting, the characters...Outstanding. An absolute page-turner -- Rosie Walsh A sultry, gorgeously written and hugely atmospheric thriller with a dark, compelling mystery at its heart -- Lucy Foley * bestselling author of The Hunting Party * I like a book that surprises me, and what I loved about this one is that I had no idea where it was headed. There is uneasiness filtering throughout, like a gentle flicker of heat set to turn into a full-blown fire -- Nina Pottell * Prima * Tense and deliciously atmospheric, it unravels a mother-daughter relationship with a growing sense of menace. -- Emma Rous Vivid descriptions of the French setting and a gloriously unsettling feeling that keeps on intensifying. -- Emily KochMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 132 mm
Thickness: 35 mm
Weight
270 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4059-2262-3 (9781405922623)
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E-Book
04/2020
1st Edition
Penguin Books Ltd
€8.99
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Person
Kate Riordan is a writer and journalist. She is an avid reader of Daphne du Maurier and Agatha Christie, both of whom have influenced her writing. She lives in the Cotswolds, where she writes full-time. Her previous novels include The Girl In The Photograph, The Shadow Hour, The Stranger and The Heatwave, which was a Richard and Judy Book Club pick. Summer Fever is her fifth novel.