Daisy Darker

The Darker family meets after years spent apart by choice. They gather for their grandmother’s 80th birthday. Her Gothic home stands on a small, rocky island. The tide will cut them off for eight hours overnight. Each guest has secrets to hide.

A storm breaks at midnight. At that point, they find their grandmother dead. An hour later, they find a second body. With no way off the island, they must solve the deaths. They must also face past wrongs before the tide falls. Their secrets will then come out.

Alice Feeney’s novel mixes a murder mystery with family strife. It keeps the suspects in one place, cut off from help. It suits fans of thrillers with a dark, horror-like mood. Oana Dusmanescu translated this edition from English.