One Girl, One Summer

'Captivating, emotional and unputdownable! Isabel Ashdown's writing is literally mesmerizing' Reader review 'Kept me guessing until the end' Reader review A Plane Crashes. A Family Shatters. The Lies Multiply. One summer morning, a private plane crashes onto the Gale family's hilltop campsite, killing passengers and critically injuring young Albie. His teenage sister Nell watched it all happen. And she's drowning in guilt because she was supposed to be watching him. As Detective Ali Samson investigates, the community reacts with outrage when they learn the amnesiac pilot plans to stay in town. But the crash may be the least of the Gales' problems. Something happened the night before that Nell is desperately hiding. Family fractures widen under scrutiny. Long-buried resentments surface. And it becomes clear that multiple people have motives to ensure certain truths stay hidden. Return to the beautiful coastal town of Highcap, Dorset, in this emotionally gripping mystery exploring how far a family will go to protect their own - even from each other. Perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty's Apples Never Fall and Lisa Jewell's The Family Upstairs.