I don't get a lot of time to peruse the library at leisure, so this is one of my usual choices - my attention grabbed by the title, and then the blurb, persuading me in seconds this book is worth my attention, before continuing to chase the kids around the library stacks. Sometimes it does lead to some weird and wonderful choices. The pull of the moon is a book that i at first thought might be a vampire type story, but from the blurb i classified it as murder mystery. I think what grabbed me the most is the line i used as the title of this review, one way or another, the secret is going to come out. I always have been a bit inquisitive, so it made me want to ...  Read the complete review

A letter forces Kate to confront her memories of the past. Mrs Ivanisovic wants to know what happened to her son before it is too late. The main story, the events in Kate's memory, is set in summer 1972. Simon's uncle has gone away for a few months and Simon and his friend Danny are meant to be doing some work on the garden over the holiday. Danny brings his girlfriend Kate along, and Trudie invites herself to join them a couple of weeks later. How did a summer of lounging around and drinking with a little work on the garden end in murder? And what can Kate tell Danny's mother Mrs Ivanisovic? I was interested in the setting of this story in the ...  Read the complete review