My Review (4 stars out of 5)
What I liked most about this book are the author’s descriptions of the Cornish landscape, which set the scene beautifully in this story of lies, deceit and secret affairs. Open water enthusiast Cathy loves to swim in the Atlantic, but when she joins in with a scheme to defraud her employers, the sea itself may be her only means to escape jail, and even death. The story is seen from the heroine’s point of view and takes us from initial difficulties with her home life and her husband’s descent into drunkenness after losing his job, to a romantic entanglement with a man who needs help. Unfortunately, the help he needs requires Cathy to create false accounts at their work, a decision which soon catches the eye of two other workers who also want a slice of the financial pie.
For me, the initially gripping plot slackened too much after the early excitements, moving along at times too slowly to keep me riveted, and it was an effort not to skip forward to see what happened next. The whole chase-through-the-woods scenario dragged on for ages, allowing cracks to show in an otherwise solid story. The ending too (though expected) didn’t quite ring true, leaving too many unanswered questions.
A (mostly) gripping tale that will delight lovers of thrilling exploits and dark deeds.
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Jason Mann is an award-winning journalist and writer living in the South West of England with Nicola, his wife, and their lively whippet, Patch. He is also a shore-based volunteer for the RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Jason says: ‘Many of my stories are set in the wonderful county of Cornwall where truth can sometimes be stranger than fiction. I have swum and surfed there much of my life. It has been a special place for me with its legends, soaring cliffs, rugged moors and wild seas. The landscape has a raw, mystical magic. My father and mother’s recollections of rescues and tragedies on the North coast are often the inspiration for my stories. My father became one of the county’s early lifeguards after his predecessor was killed by a strike of lightning while standing in waist-deep water during a rescue.’
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Colin Garrow 
Hmmm, I would have skipped ahead, Colin. I am not patient. This isn’t for me.
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Glad I’m not the only one, Robbie 😉
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