Product Description
Island of Secrets
Author: Rachel Rhys
Format: Paperback
Escape to Cuba with this gripping beach read
Shortlisted for the Capital Crime Awards Mystery Book of the Year
Beneath the beauty of Havana, she will find a bed of lies...
'Transports us to another time and place. I loved it' — Prima Magazine
'Iris is a heroine you'll absolutely root for in this gripping tale of murder, intrigue and romance' — Red Magazine
London 1957: Iris Bailey is bored to death of working in the typing pool and living with her parents in Hemel Hempstead. A gifted portraitist with a talent for sketching party guests, she dreams of becoming an artist. So she can't believe her luck when socialite Nell Hardman invites her to Havana to draw at the wedding of her Hollywood director father.
Far from home, she quickly realizes the cocktails, tropical scents and azure skies mask a darker reality. As Cuba teeters on the edge of revolution and Iris's heart melts for troubled photographer Joe, she discovers someone in the charismatic Hardman family is hiding a terrible secret. Can she uncover the ugly truth behind the glamour and the dazzle before all their lives are torn apart?
Outstanding Praise for Rachel Rhys:
'Intoxicating' — Santa Montefiore
'Tantalising' — Dinah Jeffries
'Heart-pounding' — Good Housekeeping
'Transporting' — Sunday Times
'A fabulous summer read' — Daily Express
Readers Adore Rachel Rhys:
'I absolutely adore Rachel Rhys' books, historical mystery with so much added glitz and glamour'
'Unputdownable. Wonderful characterization and very well researched'
'A captivating and fascinating read'
'Recommended for anyone who loves historical fiction with a bit of mystery and a dash of romance'
'Oh my goodness, I absolutely adored this book!'
About the Author
Rachel Rhys is the pseudonym of psychological thriller writer Tammy Cohen. Her debut, Dangerous Crossing, was a bestselling Richard and Judy Book Club pick and was followed by A Fatal Inheritance and Island of Secrets. Rachel's latest novel, Murder Under the Tuscan Sun is once again superb historical suspense crime, this time with an irresistible Italian 1920s setting. She lives in North London, with her three (allegedly) grown up children and her neurotic rescue dog.
Visit www.tammycohen.co.uk to find out more about her work, including her latest pyschological suspense title THE WEDDING PARTY. You can also find her on facebook or twitter as @MsTamarCohen or on Instagram as @tammycohenwriter.
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