The Island – where everyone knows everyone, and secrets are impossible to keep…
‘Be careful, you don’t know them as well as you think. Remember – anyone can kill.’
Juliet has returned to the Isle of Wight from years abroad to visit her sick father and to be reunited with her three sisters – Cassie, a professional musician who seems to have lost her way in life, Mira, who is profoundly deaf, is married to the local vicar but their relationship is falling apart, and Rosalind, glamorous and charming but now deeply unhappy and secretive about her life.
As Juliet’s father lies dying, he issues her with a warning. There is a killer on the loose, and they may be closer than she can ever imagine. He anxiously tells Juliet that he confided a family secret in son-in-law Rhys, and now regrets ever saying a word.
Days later, as the clock strikes one in the morning, a man comes out of Rhys’s church, walks along the path and is run down by a car driven by an unidentified person. When the finger of suspicion points to Juliet, she realises the only way to clear her name is to uncover the secrets her family has been keeping from her for years. But with a killer on the loose, danger is getting closer all the time…
The Island is set on the Isle of Wight – insular, claustrophobic, and where secrets are hard to keep. Mary Grand’s heart-stopping who-dunnits are perfect for fans of Louise Candlish. Agatha Christie and Lucy Foley.
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Review:
The Island by Mary Grand is an excellent psychological/domestic thriller that I couldn’t stop reading once I started. Mary Grand has such an incredible ability to create vivid imagery in her storytelling. I felt like I was on the Isle of Wight.
I love how the suspension builds. The pacing is perfect and keeps you on your toes. I felt like I was there, with Juliet, and the story kept me glued to the pages.
The characters are so well thought out. Juliet was someone I felt I could relate to, and enjoyed reading.
Overall, The Island is possibly my favorite read of the year. I’m incredibly impressed with the writing, storytelling, characters…everything. I highly recommend this book!
Thank you to Rachel’s Random Resources for the review copy and the opportunity to honestly review this book on the blog tour. All opinions are my own and unbiased.
Rating:
5/5☆
Mary Grand is the author of five novels and writes gripping, page-turning suspense, with a dark and often murderous underside. She grew up in Wales, was for many years a teacher of deaf children and now lives on the Isle of Wight where her new novel, The House Party, which was published by Boldwood in August 2020, is set.
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Jessica Belmont 
Thank you so much Jessica, what a beautiful and special review. it means so much to me, thank you xxx
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