Twelve Secrets

 Twelve Secrets

Reviewed By  Nan van Dissel       March 30, 2022

 

Author  Robert Gold

Distributor:      Hachette Australia
ISBN:                 9780751582758
Publisher:         Hachette UK/Imprint Sphere.
Release Date:   March 20222  

   Website:   https://www.hachette.com.au

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Secrets are indeed dangerous things; some are more deadly than others. How many secrets can the small fictitious towns of Haddley and St Marnham, where relationships are intertwined, keep? In Haddley, it appears that no one is what they seem and everyone harbours a deep secret or has something to hide; some will do anything to keep the truth buried.

Award winning true crime journalist, Ben Harper has lived his own true crime, which not only devastated him but shocked the nation.  When he was eight years old, Ben’s world changed forever; his much loved 14 year old brother, Nick and a friend were both brutally murdered by two female classmates.  Twelve years later his mother died from a suspected suicide.

Understandably, as the twentieth anniversary of Nick’s death looms, Ben is reluctant to comply with his editor’s demands, that he write an insightful piece about the shocking crime.  However, when one of teenage killers is found dead, it shines a new light on the death of both his brother and mother; Ben reconsiders and sets about to use his investigative skills to discover the links between the murders.

Readers will be captivated and become completely immersed as they follow the twelve interconnecting characters, who each have a story of their own.  

This enthralling debut psychological thriller with its complex multilayered narrative is not only a riveting read, but one which I highly recommend. A truly unpredictable page turning novel.

Hopefully ‘Twelve Secrets’ will be the first of many ‘Ben Harper Investigates’ books by author Robert Gold.

Crime, Fiction