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Review by
Annette C, Librarian
This is a mysterious story featuring a brother and a sister. Gilles Malroux is travelling home to spend Christmas with his sister, Camille in Paris, when he is involved in a terrible train crash in which he is badly injured.
Gilles has not lived an exemplary life.He is the son of a prostitute and mostly gets by on the wrong side of the law. He is following someone on the train but it is not clear exactly why he is doing so. When the train crashes, Gilles swaps identity with another casualty in order to escape those who are pursuing him, most probably the police.
He ends up being rescued, transported to a house, presumably that of the person whose identity he has taken and then being looked after by a strange woman who seems to be helping him overcome the pain.However it gradually becomes clear she is not on his side and means him great harm..
Meanwhile Camille goes to the hospital to find her brother and is shown a complete stranger, wrapped in bandages, who carries his wallet.
She resolves to find her brother by finding out the stranger’s identity and gradually she is sucked into a conspiracy involving stolen Egyptian artifacts and has to try and escape the danger she is putting herself in.
This is a book full of menace and foreboding where nothing is as it seems. Both Gilles and Camille are in precarious situations and it is a race against time for them to be reunited and save themselves.
I really liked Camille- she is fearless and enterprising, using all her skills to find her brother who has always looked out for her in the past. She has many hidden talents and all these are required to escape a dangerous enemy.
1930s Paris was really brought to life by the author’s wonderful descriptions and use of language.
I have read and enjoyed other books by Kate Furnivall and this one was no exception. Her research is meticulous and her characters extremely well drawn.
I thoroughly recommend “The Crash “ as a five star read, particularly to those who enjoy books with a strong female lead character.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for my advance copy.
Gilles has not lived an exemplary life.He is the son of a prostitute and mostly gets by on the wrong side of the law. He is following someone on the train but it is not clear exactly why he is doing so. When the train crashes, Gilles swaps identity with another casualty in order to escape those who are pursuing him, most probably the police.
He ends up being rescued, transported to a house, presumably that of the person whose identity he has taken and then being looked after by a strange woman who seems to be helping him overcome the pain.However it gradually becomes clear she is not on his side and means him great harm..
Meanwhile Camille goes to the hospital to find her brother and is shown a complete stranger, wrapped in bandages, who carries his wallet.
She resolves to find her brother by finding out the stranger’s identity and gradually she is sucked into a conspiracy involving stolen Egyptian artifacts and has to try and escape the danger she is putting herself in.
This is a book full of menace and foreboding where nothing is as it seems. Both Gilles and Camille are in precarious situations and it is a race against time for them to be reunited and save themselves.
I really liked Camille- she is fearless and enterprising, using all her skills to find her brother who has always looked out for her in the past. She has many hidden talents and all these are required to escape a dangerous enemy.
1930s Paris was really brought to life by the author’s wonderful descriptions and use of language.
I have read and enjoyed other books by Kate Furnivall and this one was no exception. Her research is meticulous and her characters extremely well drawn.
I thoroughly recommend “The Crash “ as a five star read, particularly to those who enjoy books with a strong female lead character.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for my advance copy.
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