The Brighton Mermaid
by Dorothy Koomson
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Pub Date 17 May 2018 | Archive Date 1 Jun 2018
Random House UK, Cornerstone | Century
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**WINNER OF THE PRECIOUS LIFESTYLE MUST READ OF THE YEAR AWARD 2018**
‘This will creep its way under your skin and stay there long after you finish the final few gut-twisting chapters. Brilliant’ Heat
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Brighton Beach, 1993
Teenagers Nell and Jude find the body of a young woman and when no one comes to claim her, she becomes known as the Brighton Mermaid. Nell is still struggling to move on when, three weeks later, Jude disappears.
Twenty-five years on, Nell is forced to quit her job to find out who the Brighton Mermaid really was – and what happened to her best friend that summer.
But as Nell edges closer to the truth, dangerous things start to happen. Someone seems to be watching her every move, and soon she starts to wonder who in her life she can actually trust…
Fast-paced and thrilling, The Brighton Mermaid explores the deadly secrets of those closest to you.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781780896007 |
| PRICE | £12.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 400 |
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Leonie B, Reviewer
Thank you to Netgalley, Dorothy Koomson and Random House for my arc of The Brighton Mermaid.
Summary
Nell Okorie has spent her whole life feeling traumatised by events when she was a teenager. 15 year old Nell and her best friend Jude are returning from a party they shouldn't have been attending, when they find the body of a woman on the beach. What follows tears apart the lives of Nell and her family and becomes increasingly worse when Jude disappears.
25 years later Nell is still desperate to find Jude and discover the identity of the woman dubbed The Brighton Mermaid. When she quits her job to focus on the search full time, she inadvertently puts herself and those closest to her in terrible danger as the people who want the past to stay buried try their best to put a stop to her search.
Review
What I love about Dorothy Koomson's novels are her ability to combine the two genres of thriller and contemporary/women's fiction all in one book. Despite the books theme predominantly being centred around the cold cases of The Brighton Mermaid's murder and Jude's disappearance, themes of racism, feminism and family also run through the story, making the read even more engrossing.
Nell is such a strong woman, she's so fierce and I loved her for it. She has her demons but she fights through life like a lioness, dealing with everything from her sister's mental health, to the pressure she's put under in other aspects of her life. She doesn't apologise for being herself and I really liked that. When you come across a character like Nell it really makes you much more invested in their story.
The storyline itself was fabulous, I kind of got an inclining of some of the people who might have been involved but I was still in for a shock with some of them and really the whole nature of the involvement as well. Even the people I suspected still surprised me! Dorothy Koomson weaves her thrillers into the intricacy of family life and her conclusions never fail to send shock waves for me. A brilliant exploration of the dark side of human nature and the secrets people hide.
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