Lead Review

• Book: Fault Line
• Location: St Austell
• Author: Robert Goddard

Fault Line is Robert Goddard’s new thriller following the mysterious deaths of a powerful family, switching between Cornwall and Capri.

Just as Jonathan Kellaway prepares to retire, a mystery from his youth pulls him back to Cornwall. Initially he is sent to find out what has happened to a decade’s worth of company documents, however, he knows that facing this problem will also force him to re-examine his past. In the late Sixties Jonathan had become friends with Oliver and Vivien Wren, both troubled and beautiful and affected by their father’s unexplained suicide some ten years earlier. Further deaths over the decades hint at a secret that cannot stay secret. Now Jonathan has to see if he can finally unearth it.

This is a great thriller with more deaths and misfortunes that seem right for any one family to endure. The storyline is interesting and the change of scenes between locations and decades is well done. Great characterisations and lots of layers and sub plots made for a lively read at a fast pace. One bonus was that more than half the book is set in St Austell, where I live, and as a resident I can confirm Goddard’s attention to detail is faultless. Liz Hurley for welovethisbook.com

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