The Reunion alternates between two timelines, 1992 and the present day of 2017, and we follow protagonist Thomas, as well as his two closest friends Maxime and Fanny. Thomas is determine to find out what really happened to Vinca Rockwell all those years ago when she ran away with her teacher and neither were ever seen again.

Years after graduating and moving on with their lives, the reunion, and plans of building work at the campus have raised some serious worries and concerns for the three friends. What lies within the gymnasium, and what are they so afraid of?

This was my first time reading Musso’s work and it certainly was very different to anything I have picked up before. I love a murder mystery and after reading the synopsis, was really excited about getting stuck in. One of my favourite aspects about The Reunion was how well developed the characters were. I felt like I had been reading about them for years (as though it was part of a series) which I believe helped me to get inside their heads. This meant I felt like I was in the same room as the characters at some points too.

Musso is esquire at setting the scene. Now I am not a huge fan of too much description so did struggle with these paragraphs, but this is no fault of the authors. I honestly think a lot of people will appreciate the detailed scene descriptions as he really knows how to paint the perfect picture for this book.

Without giving anything away, there is a plot twist or two in The Reunion, which personally I thought made the book. Once things started to speed up and the secrets and twists started to emerge, I was frantic to find out the truth.

This book grabs your attention from the word GO and doesn't let go until it ends.  The short, punchy chapters and to the point narrative make this novel a non-stop journey of thrills and surprises.

The narrative switches from past to present and weaves a dark and twisted tale of deceit, love and betrayal.  It's told in a way that reveals little revelations here and there but never giving the game away which adds suspense and tension throughout. 

Mainly told from the perspective of Thomas who, along with his friend Maxime and Fanny, buried a body underneath the school.  They learn that the school is to be demolished as part of refurbishment and realise they have to go back on last time....by attending The Reunion!  Thomas is still haunted by his actions and it becomes clear that someone else knows his secret when he receives a sinister note.

Occasionally the story changes narrator and we get a different point of view.   As the narrative moves on, the events of the past begin to piece together like a jigsaw and the events of the current day become more and more tense.  Just when you think you've sussed it, you haven't.

A deliciously dark and twisted thriller.

4☆ Dark, Twisty, Suspenseful Thriller!

THE REUNION is a twisty, suspense thriller.

How many of us would consider going to a school reunion?
I know I certainly wouldn't.
But what if...you didn't attend the reunion, it could spell disaster?

Well that's what happens to Thomas, Maxine and Fanny.
You see they are about to pull down their old school Gymnasium, but these walls have secrets hidden inside them, and they sure as hell don't want them getting out!
But is it all a little too late?!

THE REUNION is a Compelling, Dark and Pacy read.
There are plenty of juicy twists and turns and lots of secrets to keep the reader on their toes.
The Characters are well thought out, not entirely likeable but intriguing.
It's a story about secrets, reunion, jealousy, obsession, Friendship, Murder Mystery The Past and Present.

So if you are looking for a Dark Thriller, with plenty of secrets, lies and mystery then you will love THE REUNION.

Thank you to Compulsive Readers Tours for this copy which I reviewed honestly and voluntarily.

Musso is a new author to me, so I am grateful that this has been published in English, translated from the original French by Frank Wynne.

I have never been to a school reunion. I'm not sure how I would feel about going. Anxious probably, but considerably less nervous than Thomas is here! But it's not the reunion itself he's worried about, but the news that to mark the 50th anniversary of The Lycée International Saint-Exupéry, it is to be redeveloped and the existing gymnasium building knocked down. Because Thomas and his friend Maxime hid a dead body in the walls of the gym.

As both his parents had been staff members at the lycée, Thomas had not only attended the school, but lived there too. And during his time there he met Vinka Rockwell, and fell hopelessly in love with her, which he has never really moved on from, even now, 25 years later. But Vinka never loved Thomas as anything other than a friend, until she disappeared one night in 1992, apparently having run off with one of her tutors.

The reunion brings Thomas back to Antibes from New York, and he and Maxime are forced to confront some difficult memories and hard truths. They are responsible for the body in the gym which will soon be uncovered. As they await their fate, Thomas decides to try to find out the truth about Vinka. But they are not the only people with secrets.

It's hard to say much more about the story without giving away spoilers. It twists and turns all the way through. I kept thinking I had a grasp of what was going on, but then lost it as the story veered off again. I was exhausted by the end!

Written with a dual timeline of today, and the night Vinka disappeared 25 years ago, there is a claustrophobic feel about the tale as the cast of main characters is small, and most of them appear in both time lines. The majority of the story is written from Thomas' point of view, but there are sections looking at the story through the eyes of some of the other players. It's hard to pick a stand out character as this is very much an ensemble piece, but I was drawn to Fanny, a long time friend of Thomas. And I gained a lot of respect for Richard, Thomas' father, towards the end of the story.

Finding out the truth about Vinka might well come at a cost. This is a complex and intriguing tale of guilt, unrequited love, jealousy, revenge, murder and loyalty. An interesting character piece, it took me a while to get into it, but I enjoyed it once I got there.

The story follows Thomas Degalais an author as he goes back to his former school to celebrate its 50th anniversary. As soon as he lands he his hit with memories of his teenage years and through these memories, we are taken on the mystery of missing girl Vinca Rockwell.
From the discovery of a body, I was drawn into this story. The moment Thomas lands in France, you are drawn into a mystery that had been ongoing for over 25 years. The story alternates between past and present without confusion and as you get to read other characters role in the mystery, you find out exactly what had gone on.
I did not have a clue who was behind the threats and the disappearance and as more facts and clues were revealed I kept changing my mind.
This book is beautifully written and the descriptions give you the feeling that you are watching this story unfold on a big screen, but underneath the beauty, there was a dark side to the story and as more is revealed about Vinca, you soon realise that she is not the girl that Thomas fell in love with 25 years before. Whilst the story revolves around Thomas other characters make an impact in the story and whilst he is a character you would love to hate, I really liked Stephane Pianelli, a journalist that wasn’t afraid to upset people and who got a satisfaction in rubbing Thomas up the wrong way and I would have liked to know what Thomas had done to him at school.
With a well-plotted story, I read it over one evening as I wanted to find out what had happened.
This is the first book I have read from this author and I will look out for more of their work.

The Reunion is the perfect summer read and with a plot that's hotter than the blazing sunshine, we are introduced to a story revolving around the apparent disappearance of schoolgirl Vinca Rockwell who snubs friend Thomas, who is in love with her, in favour of philosophy teacher, Alexis Clement. That was twenty-five years ago when she attended a prestigious school on the French Riviera where some loved her and some despised her but no one ever ignored her. Coming from a wealthy American family Vinca was intelligent and attractive and the victim of the rumour mill. Despite it being nearly three decades later Thomas is still obsessed with Vinca and what happened to her. He also holds a destructive secret that must be held onto at all costs. During the school reunion, he learns the dark and shocking truth about Vinca but also about his own deeply troubled family.

This is a complex, multilayered mystery with pure unadulterated secrets at its heart. It gets into your psyche and had me feverishly flipping pages to find out exactly what happened. It's a thrill ride of twists and turns that will have you on the edge of your seat as the reveals begin and we get to the meat of the story. The unsettling nature of the plot contrasts beautifully against the stunning Riviera region and is described vividly. There is a bleak, claustrophobic atmosphere that runs throughout and when the tension is ratcheted up I was simply devouring the pages. Mr Musso is a multi-million selling French crime writer who I must admit I have never heard of until now, but he crafts a compulsively readable, riveting thriller. I can imagine this being enjoyed as a holiday read or on a lazy summer picnic in the park perhaps. Many thanks to W&N for an ARC.

have never even to a school reunion before and, if I’m perfectly honest, I don’t think I want to either! I don’t think I’ve ever read a good thing about reunions in any books which feature it. I mean, someone either disappears, gets murdered, a fight breaks out, or someone reveals a dark secret which shocks everyone around them. Plus, I’m only 29….

‘The Reunion’ is a very intriguing novel. I will admit that I don’t think it was entirely my cup of tea, however I did appreciate the authors literary talent and outstanding compilation of intensity and suspense.

The novel is set within two different years; 1992 where the disaster happened, and 2017 which is the present and where the characters try and find out what had happened twenty five years prior.

I thought that the characters were very well crafted, especially as some of their personalities oozed colour, whilst others couldn’t have been more like chalk and cheese if they tried.

I cannot fault the way the storyline came together, nor can I fault the cold tingles that shimmied up and down my spine whilst reading it.

THE REUNION; DEADLY SECRETS UNEARTHED

Written by French bestselling author Guillaume Musso, The Reunion intrigued me. This is a dark, twisted thriller that unsettled me once I finished reading it.

Set on the French Riviera, Thomas Degalais returns to his hometown to attend his school reunion. Although dreading it, he knows he must return because there is a body buried in the school gym. He knows this because it is the body of the man her murdered 25 years ago.

Don’t worry that is not a spoiler!

Haunted by what he did and still infatuated with the beautiful enigmatic Vinca Rothwell who also mysteriously disappeared the same night of the murder, Thomas cannot move on with his life.

With only him and his friends Maxime and Fanny aware of the tragic secret, Thomas is fearful when he is strategically left a note with a ‘single word in cursive, meticulous handwriting: Revenge. His fear intensifies when he discovers Maxime and Fanny have also strategically been left revenge notes.

I’ve got to be honest with you, I did struggle initially with The Reunion – I just found the start of it a bit disjointed. I’m not sure, maybe some of the narrative got a lost in the English translation?

But once I found the narrative voice, I did enjoy The Reunion – especially as this is not a classic who dunnit.

Confronting his fears, Thomas realises that he is not the only one in possession of tragic secrets. Full of dramatic twists, Thomas finds and looses more than he could ever imagine.

Thank you Tracy Fenton from Compulsive Readers for inviting me to be part of The Reunion blog tour.

Well, this was the book that kept on giving. Every time I thought I had it all worked out, the author threw in another curve ball that had me going off in a completely different direction.
The action is set in a school and takes place in two timelines; the present, and 25 years ago. In the past, we learn that Vinca Rockwell disappeared off with her philosophy teacher, the two of them never to be seen again. Back in the present, we follow Thomas, one time love of Vinca, as he returns for his 25 year reunion. He reconnects with the friends he left behind after graduation. He is leery of returning as he has kept a dark secret all that time, a secret that threatens to become exposed when he hears that the gymnasium is due to be demolished. The same gymnasium which 25 years ago was the final resting place for the body of the person he killed. But as with the majority of the books in this genre, it ain't as simple as that. As the layers start to get peeled back and more secrets are revealed, the final shocking truth is exposed, and it really wasn't what I was expecting.
This book relies on a lot of very intricate and convoluted plotting. I learned quite early on that face value is not to be trusted. I accepted that I would have to go with the flow and stop trying to second guess. But, and I hasten to add, I never felt cheated. Everything that happened, didn't happen and happened different from how previously presented was so expertly explained that, at the end of the day, I just had to sit back and applaud the author for a job very well done.
Characterisation was also very well done. A tricky job given all the twists and turns along the way. With this sort of book, it's easy to let the characters run away with themselves but the author managed to keep a tight rein on them throughout so this never happened.
The way the story developed, if I had to explain it to someone else (don't worry, no spoilers) I think it would sound a little like it degenerated into farce. But reading it didn't feel like that at all. Yes there were some things that just escalated too far too fast and each could have tipped the balance, but they all worked so well when taken as a whole rather than on an individual basis. I would imagine that that takes some skill to carry out.
I'm not going to mention the translator because, as with umpires in cricket matches, if you don't notice their existence, you know they've done a good job.
If you love a good, fast-paced book filled with characters displaying more than their fair share of secrets, lies and duplicitous behaviour and a plot that defies belief but still comes across as totally credible then snap this book up. I'm definitely going to be looking out for more by the author. My thanks go to the Publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book.

Not what inwas expecting with lots of great characters and plotting. Definitely will read more from this author

I think maybe something has been lost in the translation with this one in my eyes, the writing & speech didn’t read naturally & felt very awkward. It’s not one that I feel I could recommend to someone.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

‘These days, everything is about truth, about transparency, but truth is rarely what it seems, and in this specific case, it would bring no comfort, no closure, no real justice. Truth would trail in its wake only calamity, a manhunt and slander.’

A massive figure in contemporary French crime fiction, Guillaume Musso now seems to have been ‘discovered’ and gets a big-time splash for this novel, originally called ‘La jeune fille et la nuit’ when it was published last year. This is a perfect summer read which packs a punch and may well have you reading late into the night.

The main narrator is Thomas Degalais, returning to his high school for a reunion and a celebration to mark a new development of the campus – a development that threatens to expose a dead body that Thomas and his friends know is hidden in the wall of the school gymnasium. Over the course of the next few days Thomas and his two closest friends from school – Fanny and Maxime – together with another ex-pupil, the journalist Stéphane Pianelli, try to work out who now might be stalking them, seeking revenge for the events that happened one fateful winter’s night 25 years ago. Long-hidden secrets are revealed and as everyone in Thomas’ life starts to be implicated, he questions his very identity and his past life; everything he thought he knew about himself and his family starts to fall apart. As violence returns to the campus who is to be trusted, and who will survive?

This is a novel with twists and turns. Boy oh boy, it’s full of twists. You will find yourself either marvelling at Musso’s plot, or just shaking your head and wondering what the hell is going on. Everyone seems to have a different version of what happened that night, and as the book nears its conclusion the opening scene of the book – where a body is found in the present day – starts to make sense and, in a slightly clichéd ending, our hero comes face to face with the killer; his life surely is in danger…?

The characters are fleshed out just enough to make you interested, and with flashbacks and other narrative voices thrown in, you do get a sense of motive and just how complicated everyone’s lives have been. Secrets and lies, for sure. It’s definitely a page-turner, and Musso’s novel has been ably translated by Frank Wynne. It’s a breathless rollercoaster that barrels towards its climax and then, with a final possible twist, you are left slightly in doubt as to the veracity of everything that you have just read. Possibly. As I was trying to figure out how to explain the general feel of the book I thought ‘Twin Peaks’ meets Donna Tartt’s ‘The Secret History’ by way of a classic revenge story. It’s definitely worth picking up and reading, and I hope that more of Musso’s novels become more widely available – they certainly deserve to be, on the basis of this.

(With thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for an ARC of this title.)

Wow!!! This novel was completely addictive. THE REUNION was a rollercoaster of a read, full of twists and surprises that kept me on the edge of my seat. The story revolves around the character of Vinca Rockwell. Who is Vinca? Some people love her, some hate her, and some are completely obsessed with her. Beautiful, charming, and smart, she comes from a wealthy American family and she attended a prestigious school on the French Riviera. Twenty-five years ago she disappeared into thin air and, while many people think that she ran away with her philosophy professor, Alexis Clément, to this day Vinca’s life remains a mystery making her the object of cult of a group of feminist students at the school.

The students are not the only ones obsessed with Vinca. The protagonist, Thomas, a worldwide famous writer, spent the last twenty-five years of his life trying to figure out what really happened to Vinca and keeping a secret that could destroy him. During the school reunion, Thomas finds out not only that behind the beautiful façade, the truth about Vinca is much darker and more unsettling than he thought, but that his past and his family are not at all what he thought.

The characters are very complex and mysterious, each of them is keeping secrets that the author reveals slowly, keeping the tension always high. The story goes back and forth between the past and the present as the various characters of the novel describe their side of the story. The novel is fast-paced and full of tension and revelations that I didn’t see coming. Every time I thought I had it figure it out, I was happily proved wrong.

A story of friendship, love, and obsession set in a beautiful and evocative place, THE REUNION is a page-turner that made me forget the heat wave and that I can’t stop recommend!

The events of 25 years ago are going to come crumbling down around three former graduates at the reunion to celebrate part of the old uni building being knocked down and the erection of a new replacement. Manon, Thomas, and Maxine know all too well that inside the soon to be demolished Gym wall there is the body of one of their teachers, who had been thought to have run off with a student that went missing the same night. The night had left so many unanswered questions and with this being the last chance to fill in some of the missing links, a good time to finally work out the truth.
Thomas had been totally besotted with Vinca, a young lady that knew how to use her beauty and other people to her best advantage. When she tells Thomas that a teacher had raped her and that she was pregnant he swears revenge. When he returns she has gone. The investigation into the missing pupil and teacher never really took off as it had been assumed that they had run away together.
This is a mighty ball of knotted wool that has to be tackled one bit at a time, a game of patience. Thomas had never felt guilty about his part in events that night, not at the time but having everyone together again had to possibility of closure for doing the right thing. There was something that just hadn't felt right though.
I really needed to keep focused on this ever emerging story that changed and took on a new perspective at every chapter. Thomas had only scratched the surface of the truth that night. Only knowing a small part of the events that had lead up to that fatal moment for him and after. It is at times strange reading it. Events couldn't be changed but would all the pieces be there before the big unexpected reveal in the gym wall?
It is a story that once you begin you have to finish, I never thought it would be so huge. A clever story and unpredictable.
I wish to thank NetGalley for an e-copy of this book which I have honestly reviewed.

I do love a bit of European crime fiction and usually favour the Nordic countries. I have over the past year or so branched out a little and have read enjoyed both Germany’s Simone Buchholz and France’s Leïla Slimani. My latest foray into the genre is The Reunion by Guillaume Musso, translated into English by Frank Wynne, a dual timeline book set in both the present day and the early 1990s.

The premise drew me to the book; a group of friends gathering together for their 25 Year Reunion at their old school. The school is about to have a new wing built and the gymnasium will be knocked down to make way, the only problem is, these friends know that there is a body buried in the gymnasium and their long held secret may be revealed.

I was intrigued by the murder mystery trope being turned on its head, we know how the murderers are, we just don’t know why they murdered or what happened. The dual timeline unveils a twisty tale of friendship, love, deception and suspicion. Back in 1992 Vinca ran away with her charismatic teacher Alexis and neither have been seen since. Where did they go? Where are they now and how is buried in the gymnasium?

Even now, a quarter of Century on Vinca still has a hold over Thomas, hugely successful novelist and one of our culprits. He was madly in love with her, completely devoted and when she sidelined him was utterly heartbroken. We see her through his eyes, an enigmatic and alluring woman who he admits he has “fashioned by my passionately romantic teenage self”. She is kept at a distance from the reader, we never really get close to her, viewing her only through the prism of how others see her, adding yet more intrigue to her legacy.

The difference between the Thomas we meet in 1992 and the present day Thomas is striking. Guillaume Musso uses the time jump to demonstrate just how our past can affect our future. Thomas in particular has let his teenage actions cast a long shadow over his life, isolating himself from friendships, relationships and his family too. Upon returning to his hometown on the Côte d’Azur (described in gorgeous and luscious detail) he discovers that his childhood best friend Maxime has a better relationship with his parents than he does. There is a poetic sadness in the way the secret has eaten away at Thomas and Musso uses such things as his lack of relationship with his siblings to highlight the long lasting impact. It was these moments that really added to the intrigue and had me questioning what exactly happened.

The plot is inventive, clever and twisty. It is almost like a Russian Doll, mystery heaped upon mystery with layers and layers of secrets and deception. I read a fair bit of crime but didn’t see any of this book coming, which was a refreshing thing indeed. I enjoyed being swept away and allowed the clever flashbacks unfurl the plot slowly. It is deliciously dark read with an overarching sense of genuine peril. The gymnasium will be knocked down in a few days and for our culprits they are on borrowed time, once the body is found it will be easily traced back to them. Throw in an ex schoolmate who is a journalist with a sniff of a story and suddenly the stakes are even higher. Tension builds incrementally with clever flashbacks fleshing out the modern day story, adding a new perspective and reveal each time.

This was a huge success in France and I can see why. Clever and perceptive writing with an inventive and entertaining plot make this a real page turner of a book. More please.

This review will go live on 10 July for the blog tour:

Hi and welcome to my stop on the blog tour for The Reunion! As always, thanks to Tracy Fenton for having me on board and to Orion / W&N for the review copy via NetGalley.

Meet Thomas. He’s a novelist and a rather popular one at that, but his numerous fans don’t know about the demons he has been fighting since 1992, the secrets he has been hiding. Truth be told, I never really bonded with Thomas, but I found him to be an interesting protagonist nonetheless. In 1992 he had the biggest crush on Vinca, but unfortunately for him, he wasn’t alone in that. And then she disappeared and he’s been wondering what happened to her ever since. Thomas has been away from home for many years, but now he’s back for the reunion, and right away he’s questioning his own sanity for returning home because he’s been there for like 5 seconds and he’s already receiving threats. However, he feels he has no choice but to ride this thing out, all the while trying to keep his secrets safe. Along the way, Thomas finally finds out where Vinca is, but that’s not all he finds out; the man gets a lot more than he’s bargained for and the bigger picture he’s uncovering turns out to be much bigger than he (or I for that matter) ever even suspected. The setting, the plot, the characters have a bit of a Twin Peaks thing going on, with Vinca as a light version of Laura Palmer, and with a whole cast of mysterious, secretive, kind of murderous people in a setting that feels just that little bit off, a tad uncanny.

The Reunion starts out pretty traditionally though, kind of straight-forward, the classic thriller where the main character and the reader alike, are transported from present-day events to the past where something happened that was hidden away at the time and that is threatening to rear its ugly head now and come back to mess up the protagonist’s life. As the blurb mentions: there’s a body in the school, so naturally I was expecting a body to be found and the culprits to do massive damage control and whatever else was needed to stop said body from resurfacing. And so I started The Reunion expecting a secret, albeit a very ugly one, on the brink of exposure. I was wrong. There isn’t just one secret, there are multiple secrets and they are all hideous! The Côte d’Azur is a veritable breeding ground of them or so it seems and quite a lot of people have been keeping secrets for quite a lot of years. And I was not equipped to deal with that! I’m still reeling, I am! Every time I thought, oh okay, now I see what happened, now I understand, another venomous little twist came around and wiped that smug grin right off my face. And that’s all I’m telling you, I’m keeping this little chat firmly in the bag 😉

In his very distinctive style, Musso takes us back and forth in time until all secrets and lies have been uncovered. If you’re looking for an entertaining thriller that’s a little different, I’d happily recommend you check out The Reunion!

An intriguing past present novel with a school at its centre which always appeals to me, I read this fast, engaged with the characters and setting and thoroughly enjoyed it. 

Full review to follow for the tour. 

Recommended.

To be honest, I found this something of a disappointment. Set in 2017, with flashbacks to 1992, the story concerns four friends, who haven’t spoken for twenty five years - Thomas, Maxime, Fanny and the attractive, alluring Vinca.

In 2017 there is a reunion at the school the friends attended. Thomas, now living in the States, receives an email from Maxime and finds himself revisiting both his old haunts, and his past. For the reunion is fraught with danger, as hidden secrets could be revealed. Back when the friends were at school they hid a body in the wall of the school gym and they now face discovery, as it is about to be torn down.

Normally, school stories really appeal to me and, on paper, this had so much I should have liked. Friendship, unrequited love, jealousy, secrets and plot twists abound. This was a huge success in France, so I am not sure whether it is the translation which falls flat. Somehow, I was just never drawn into the story and the characters remained two dimensional. I received a copy of this book from the publisher, via NetGalley, for review.

Most of us have secrets buried back in our school days but none of us (hopefully) have actually secrets buried in the school yard. A whole body of a secret to be fair.

The story starts in 1992 with Vinca and Thomas who are both at the school where everything is going to start getting very dark indeed. Vinca tells him she’s been raped and that she is pregnant. However, before long the boy in question is dead. Where to bury the body? And what about Vinca? Where is she now? Flash forward 25 years and Thomas has been invited to the reunion he never wanted to attend. The gym which was being built at the time is now going to be bulldozed…..what is going to be revealed at THIS reunion?

The story is just one part of the novel however as the darkness within contrasts very nicely to the beauty of the setting. The French Riviera! What could be more chilling than to have a dark school set plot in the middle of the sunshine?
Not your usual setting for a reunion novel and it’s a novel read because of it. A

A huge success in France, the novel does sometimes overdo the French references and the fashion name dropping but this doesn’st spoil the reading of it.

Decidely dark is what I would call it. Not too different from other novels of this genre but a good read all the same. You won’t want to go to your own school reunion after this!

Vinca is unwell and is visited by her friend Thomas. We are in 1992 and they are both at school. His discovers that not only is she pregnant but has been raped- and who by. Thomas seeks out the culprit and with a little help the perpetrator is accidentally dead. The school gymnasium is being built and so it appears that the perfect hiding place for the body is amongst the foundations. Soon afterwards Vinca disappears without a trace. She has been rumoured to be having an affair with one of the staff and has possibly eloped but nothing is proven despite the police investigating. Twenty five years later and Thomas is now a highly successful author. A reunion has been arranged at the school as part of the celebrations they are to be honoured to be using the gymnasium for the last time as it is to be bulldozed to make way for a new building. How long do they have before the body and other items they buried alongside are discovered and who is sending the threatening notes as if they know what happened all those years ago? Lives could be changed in the blink of an eye and nothing is certain- only that the day they have been dreading for twenty five is now only a short time away. This is set in France and beautifully described. Guillaume has put rather more than just words on the page, he has set scenes and produced that magical mirage of letting you see the scenery around the plot without it detracting or being too much. An interesting plot with lots of twists and turns along the way.
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