‘Sleepless in Stringybark Bay’ by Susan Duncan
Who can resist a cruisy, calm, river inlet, community complete with the Briny Café and an eclectic cast of ‘bay’ characters in an Australian who-dunnit mystery.
Australian author Susan Duncan revisits Briny Café in its idyllic setting and familiar locals who raise their eyebrows with curious wonder when five retired couples land in their community. Five retired couples have pooled their finances to buy the spacious and modern home in the boat-access-only Stringybark Bay. But why have they chosen their community with its isolation and pedestrian pace?
The questions and curiosity only heighten when one of the ten is found floating face down on a moonlit night. Early police enquiries deem it accidental …but was it? Curiosity is piqued by former journalist Kate, and she begins a deeper investigation of her own, with eyes firmly fixed on the retired couples. What will she uncover that will tie a lot of loose threads together? And are her probing digs a distraction from her uneasy relationship with Sam and impending motherhood?
A perfect who-dunnit written in a gentle style that will transport you to the NSW Pittwater and straight into an eclectic boat-access-community, centred around the Briny Café. Ettie and her beloved Chef Marcus, Sam and his gnawing doubts about commitment-phobic Kate, Jimmy the deckhand and his trusty dog Longfella, Reclusive Lizzie, Cattleman Cliffy and ferry-taxi Freddy – a cast you won’t regret meeting!
This is perfect, cosy reading blending natural Australian bush and river-to-coast life. Once again Susan Duncan delivers a story that ponders the frailty of ageing, relationships and the commitment of friends when the seasons of life call for a bit more compassion…and sometimes you just need a kind-to-the soul read.
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ISBN 9781761067969
