Disappearance at Oare
The Whitstable Pearl restaurant has been busy all summer while Pearl’s detective agency has brought few interesting cases – until a prospective client calls…
Christina Scott confides that seven years ago she had the perfect life with a seaside home, a confirmed pregnancy and Steven, a loving husband – until one morning she woke to find herself alone. Christina’s husband had vanished, taking nothing with him but his car – which was later found abandoned at the beautifully mysterious Oare Marshes.
Now, with the legal presumption of Steven’s death about to be made, Christina shows a photograph to Pearl. It’s not of him, but of her young son, Martin, who has grown up without his father but Christina is adamant he now deserves to know the truth. And will Pearl help her solve the riddle of Steven’s disappearance?
DCI Mike McGuire warns Pearl she’s on a fool’s errand but the case resonates with Pearl as she begins to uncover secrets and lies that take her on a dangerous journey back into her own past, as well as Christina’s…
ISBN: 9781472124944
Publication date: 07 June 2018
Page count: 304
Imprint: Constable
Reviews
Disappearance at Oare
It’s a busy life for Pearl Nolan, a leading light of Whitstable where she is a successful restaurateur-cum-private detective. Her latest case has Pearl tracking down a young artist who went missing seven years earlier.
Was it suicide — as his parents believe — or is he still to be found, a fugitive from troubled relationships?
With a little help from DCI Mike McGuire, who is intent on making Pearl his partner in life as in crime, the investigation lifts the veil on the dark side of the promenade.
With revelations of grubby manipulations of vulnerable young people, a more sinister explanation of past events begins to emerge. With her talent for evoking the delights of good eating while enjoying the sea breeze, Julie Wassmer is the perfect deckchair companion.
Disappearance at Oare
It’s 3.30 am and I’ve just finished reading Disappearance at Oare. I just could not put it down. As with all of her previous books, this story made for compelling reading. I loved it. Can’t wait for book 6.
Disappearance at Oare
What a pleasure to read another book in the “Whitstable Pearl Mystery” series by Julie Wassmer. The new book is again set in her hometown Whitstable and adjacent areas in Kent. We meet old friends, Private Detective Pearl Nolan, her mother Dolly and others we have become acquainted with as well as new and interesting characters. The plot weaves gently through various locations and peoples’ lives and one is reluctant to put the book down. Julie’s descriptions of scenes both natural and manmade are like beautiful paintings, some moody and others full of light and colour.
Throughout the book Pearl’s investigations, her popular restaurant and the deepening relationship with DCI McGuire are all intertwined into the plot and the suspense is held until the last pages. The scenes and plot and insight into local life leave you with a desire to visit this interesting corner of the U.K.. The scenes and moods linger, the suspense is intensified making this book a very interesting and enjoyable one for your summer enjoyment! Be prepared for the unexpected ending!
Disappearance at Oare
‘Come to Whitstable without actually coming to Whitstable. A good read!’