Fifty years ago, a group of teenagers spent a weekend on Holy Island, forging a bond that has lasted a lifetime. Now, they still return every five years to celebrate their friendship and remember the friend they lost to the rising waters of the causeway at the first reunion.
Now, when one of them is found hanged, Vera is called in. Learning that the dead man had recently been fired after misconduct allegations, Vera knows she must discover what the friends are hiding, and whether the events of many years before could have led to murder then, and now...
But with the tide rising, secrets long-hidden are finding their way to the surface, and Vera and the team may find themselves in more danger than they could have believed possible.
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Philip was the first of the group on the island.CHAPTER ONE
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(@panmacmillan, 1 September 2022, ebook, 384 pages, #ARC from the publisher via @ NetGalley)
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I've read a few of the Vera books and tend to enjoy them. I loved The Rising Tide. I cried at the end as Vera suffers a tragic loss. You need to read this fantastic book to find out what happens. Like other books in the series, the events are slow to unwind but the pace is still quite fast as Vera urges her team to find answers, complicated by the fact that her own boss is on the perimeter of the investigation so they need to tread delicately. I loved the chapters set on Holy Island, they are gripping and atmospheric. This is a terrific book.
