The Cold Cold Sea is Linda Huber's second novel and I certainly couldn't put it down.
It starts with a tragic story of a little girl, Olivia, who goes missing one day during a family trip to the beach. There are vivid descriptions of Olivia finding and shell and washing it in the sea so that she can take it to show her Grandma. It then leaves off with her being caught in the currents and not knowing how to swim.....
At first, I did wonder how this book was going to pan out. The first couple of chapters was spent describing the mother's grief of losing her child, and there was a mysterious character called Philip who I wasn't quite sure how he fitted in to the story.
And then, everything changed and there was a disturbing twist, which I cannot tell you about unfortunately because it would certainly ruin the story. From this point onwards, I couldn't put it down. I just had to know what happened and whether it would all turn out ok in the end. Again, I can't disclose such information but I will say that it has a lovely ending.
I highly recommend this book. The characters are well built up and the reader can certainly empathise with them and feel for them. There is a very good character called Katie who helps save the day and the little girl is loveable too.
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