What happens when the past resurfaces … twenty years later?

On a hot summer night, fourteen-year-old Isla Joyson’s best friend vanishes from a beach cliff. The local police chief rules it a suicide, but Isla suspects otherwise—and is mercilessly bullied for speaking out.

Twenty years later, Isla’s once-brilliant career as an investigative journalist lies in ruins.

Desperate for redemption, she seizes a lead from an undercover cop about a dangerous drug ring ensnaring her parents. With the cop posing as her boyfriend, Isla returns home to save her family, reclaim her career, and face the ghosts of her past.

But as the investigation deepens, and the relationship with her “fake” boyfriend starts to feel very real, Isla discovers a chilling link between the drug ring and her friend’s disappearance. Now, it’s not just her reputation on the line—it’s her life.

My Thoughts:

When Isla’s best friend vanishes many years later Isla is on a mission to uncover what really happened to her best friend all those years ago. But Isla has more worries of her own as her parents are caught up in a dodgy business, can Isla work together with a cop to help save her family from going down. There is a lot of trouble, tension, grittiness to this story with a good pace to follow along with. Can Isla solve both crimes whilst working undercover? I liked the story and the way it flowed. All the characters were believable and I could not see what was coming. The ending wrapped everything up brilliantly.

I received an ARC copy of this book for an honest review.

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