The Smugglers Daughter
By (Author) Kerry Barrett
HarperCollins Publishers
HQ Digital
2nd December 2020
26th November 2020
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Historical fiction
Historical crime and mysteries
Crime and mystery: women sleuths
823.92
Paperback
384
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 19mm
200g
I loved this book! I was hooked from the start I devoured this. NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars
Only she knows the truth. Only she can save them.
1799
Emily Moon lives with her mother in an inn on a clifftop in the darkest reaches of Cornwall. After her father mysteriously disappears, her mother finds solace at the bottom of a bottle, and the only way to keep afloat is to turn a blind eye to the smugglers who send signals from the clifftops. But Emily knows that the smugglers killed her father to ensure his silence, and she will not let his murder go unpunished
Present day
After a case ends in tragedy, police officer Phoebe Bellingham flees to Cornwall for a summer of respite. But rather than the sunny Cornwall of her dreams, she finds herself on storm-beaten cliffs, surrounded by stories of ghosts and smugglers and the mysterious Emily Moon, who vanished without a trace over two centuries ago. As rain lashes down around her, Phoebe determines to find the truth behind the rumours but what she uncovers will put herself in danger too
A haunting and moving timeslip novel perfect for fans of The Girl in the Letter, The Forgotten Village and The Witchfinders Sister.
Readers LOVE The Smugglers Daughter!
Gripping and unputdownable A brilliantly told story and one I keep thinking about since I finished reading it. NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars
Creepy, atmospheric and gripping, a really great read. NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars
Ticked all of the boxes for me One of those books that draws you in straight away I found it difficult to put down. NetGalley reviewer
Atmospheric and gothic Gives you the odd shiver up your spine A really enjoyable read. NetGalley reviewer
An intriguing story full of adventure, imaginative characters, history, and beautiful Cornwall scenes. NetGalley reviewer
I could literally hear and smell the waves crashing on the rocks Kept me gripped throughout Twists along the way. Yeah Lifestyle
Kerry Barrett was a bookworm from a very early age and did a degree in English Literature, then trained as a journalist, writing about everything from pub grub to EastEnders. Her first novel, Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered, took six years to finish and was mostly written in longhand on her commute to work, giving her a very good reason to buy beautiful notebooks. Kerry lives in London with her husband and two sons, and Noel Streatfeild's Ballet Shoes is still her favourite novel.