I have been a fan of Louise's work for a long time and the last book of hers that I read was The Room In The Attic which was as chilling as it was brilliant and somehow I expected another ghostly page-turner with her latest release - how wrong I was!
The Secret of Villa Alba is in fact more of a murder/mystery and revolves around the Borgata family. Set in Sicily, the book goes back and forth from 1968 to 2003 taking us through the contemporary investigation of a family friend into the disappearance of Irene Borgata over 30 years before.
There is a wide and fantastically written cast whom all become suspects of the murder or aiding and abetting throughout the pages until I had no idea how (or if) any or all were involved. Fabulous setting, intriguing plot and wonderful characterisation makes for a page-turning read that is perfect for a summer and/or book club read!
The Secret of Villa
Alba
1968,
Sicily. Just months after a terrible
earthquake has destroyed the mountain town of Gibellina, Enzo and his wife
Irene Borgata are making their way back to the family home, Villa Alba del
Ciliegio, on roads overlooked by the eerie backdrop of the flattened ghost
town. When their car breaks down, Enzo
leaves his young wife to go and get help, but when he returns there is no trace
of Irene. No body, no sign of a
struggle, nothing.
Present
Day. TV showman and true crime aficionado Milo Conti is Italy’s darling,
uncovering and solving historic crimes for his legion of fans. When he turns
his attention to the story of the missing Irene Borgata, accusing her husband
of her murder, Enzo’s daughter Maddi asks her childhood friend, retired
detective Jane Cobain, for help to prove her father’s innocence. But the tale
Jane discovers is murky: mafia meetings, infidelity, mistaken identity, grief
and unshakable love. As the world slowly
closes in on the claustrophobic Villa Alba del Ciliegio, and the house begins
to reveal its secrets, will the Borgata family wish they’d never asked Jane to
investigate? And what did happen to Enzo’s missing wife Irene?
Bestselling
author Louise Douglas returns with an irresistibly compelling, intriguing and
captivating tale of betrayal, love, jealousy and the secrets buried in every
family history..
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Louise Douglas is the bestselling and brilliantly reviewed
author and an RNA award winner. The Secrets Between Us was a Richard and Judy
Book Club pick. She lives in the West Country.
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