Carrie Cassidy is still reeling from the death of her parents five years ago, and finds herself unable to move on with her life or commit to boyfriend Mark. She receives a request from Luis, a famous Swiss musician, to come and see him. He tells her that her mother saved his life years ago in County Cork, and as Carrie begins to delve into the past she uncovers many mysteries that make her wonder if she knew her mother's past as well as she thought. This was another gripping read typical of Zoe Miller's style. The protagonist Carrie is at a standstill in her life, unable to move on from the deaths of her parents. She is very easy to empathise with, and I felt a connection with her from the outset. I liked how the plot switched from the past to the present, and the menacing nature of the past storyline especially made me eager to find out what had happened. Well written and very engaging, I'd highly recommend this. (LO)
A Question of Betrayal, by Zoe Miller, sees a woman delve into her late mother's past. The summary says: "September 1980. On a windswept beach in County Cork, a woman rescues a young man from the sea. A gifted musician, Luis Meyer's life has fallen apart and he's determined to end it all, until an angel of mercy pulls him from the water... More than thirty years later, Carrie Cassidy is lost following the deaths of her adored parents, John and Sylvie, in a tragic accident. She's flitting from one job to another, unable to move forward, unable to forget the past. She can't even commit to Mark, the love of her life, who has now moved on. And then, one day, she receives a visit from a mysterious woman, with a revelation about her mother that sends Carrie reeling... As she delves into Sylvie's life during that fateful summer of 1980, Carrie finds a woman struggling to come to terms with her choices, a newlywed who, it seems, was head over heels in love with another man. Determined to find out the truth about her mother, Carrie will have to confront painful, possibly dangerous truths ... and the only person who can help her is the one she's hurt the most." A Question of Betrayal is out in April 2015.