*Thank you to Netgalley for the ARC in return for my honest review*

Honestly? This book took a while to get into and there were a lot of characters to figure out but when I did, and the start of the drama happened I was hooked!
I binged it in a couple of days. I kept having my own ideas of what would happen and what the big reveal would be but didn't see any of it coming!
Great twists and turns and all in all a really enjoyable book!

Ten years earlier a group of six friends went hiking in the lost valley. Ed Fletcher took the lead because Ed always took the lead, it also made sense because living on a remote homestead he knew the land. The friends were in high spirits when then set off but the trek got tougher, tempers became frayed and slowly but surely things went downhill fast.

Only five of them came back and Eds body was later found after extensive searches. Eds mother knows that there was more to it than the tired and terrified teenagers let on and shes been waiting ten years to find out. The invites have been sent out and how could they possibly turn down the anniversary reunion of their best friend.

This is an engaging read by a debut novelist, set in the Blue Mountains it was easy to visualise the location, the Fletcher homestead and the remoteness. A quick easy read with interesting characters that moving between past and present slowly revealed secrets, resentments and lies.

Five friends are reunited at the memorial for their friend who died whilst they were all on a trip.

None are looking forward to it. Ed's mother is convinced something more happened to her son than the others have spoken about. So she is determined to discover the truth.

This is a clever and brilliant story. I thought I knew what would happen next but OH NO! The author did a good job at keeping the suspense and waiting for the big shock.

I loved it..

An engaging psychological thriller, a classic tale of fractured friendship and secrets kept hidden.

Really liked the setting for this one I'm a sucker for an Aussie environment and the author brings this to life really well.

Twisty mystery and intriguing characters, well written and very entertaining.