Book description
A girl called Gracie.
A town called Coongahoola - on the dark foreboding Bagooli River.
Every small town has its secrets: good, bad, funny, sad - and sometimes terrifying.
They're mythologised and whispered-about by town gossips and other grown-ups until something happens to snap the past into focus.
And something…
Why read it?
1 author picked All Our Secrets as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I love a good slow reveal of backstory in a mystery. Pair that with a tense, high-stakes present-day mystery, and I cannot put the book down. The backstory in this book is complex, and the perfect number of hints were given throughout to keep me wanting to know more.
I also loved that the author had chosen a young (perhaps unreliable) narrator, which made seeing the story through her eyes all the more compelling. There were times when it felt like I understood more of what was happening than the character did, and I wanted to do the classic horror-movie-watching…
From Helen's list on mysteries to keep you on the edge of your seat.
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