Jenny missed her husband, Peter. Despite the age difference, he had been a great partner. Jenny had never been close to her in-laws, and she was fine with that, as they were not worth staying in touch with. Unexpectedly, she found a great friend in her late husband’s half-sister’s daughter, Phoebe, who was wonderful company. They travelled around, met people, held get-togethers and shared their lives’ details.
‘Operation Rik’ was the centre of their attention. A man who did not love and leave, he loved and killed. Something strange happened, and the man was no longer a risk to anyone. The question remains, was justice rather strangely served?
Having picked up her friend, Josie, at the station, Lorne hopes for an uneventful drive to Waydon where they will link up with five friends for a reunion weekend. While living in Brasilia, they had become a close group.
During a stop on their journey, a chance meeting with a smart young woman almost makes Josie faint from shock. This leads the woman to introduce herself as Arina Aubel and she insists that Josie and Lorne join her for tea to allow Josie to recover.
Back in the car, Josie tells Lorne that the woman’s face was identical to that of a woman she saw in a recurring dream, though its scene was some two hundred years before. Could the dream be a prophecy and if so, was Arina in danger? When later they see Arina accosted by an angry man, Josie becomes convinced that her dream has a purpose. This belief strengthens as a result of a local rumour heard about the premises Arina is directed to and the man’s quick exit after guiding her there.
As a result of all they have witnessed, Josie persuades Lorne that they have to become amateur sleuths. They stumbled upon organised criminal activity, but had those involved murdered Arina? How close the events will prove to be a re-enactment of the dream? Was it a prophecy?
Still grieving after the tragically early death of her beloved husband, Gina returns to her island home of 15 years to find that her criticisms about the administration of the Angelus Charity of which she used to be a trustee have not been acted upon in her absence. Money is going missing and Gina finds that in this closed community she has no idea who to trust and who might be involved with the heartless criminals. Her increasingly desperate attempts to alert the authorities fall on deaf ears until an old acquaintance, Maxim, a philanthropist millionaire, steps in. With his help in investigating the irregularities, she finds that the charity has been infiltrated by an organised gang of fraudsters who will stop at nothing, including murder, to cover up their misdeeds. Could a change in the island's law help bring the miscreants to justice?
With her journey to Cuba, via Paris, affected by the Icelandic Volcanic ash clouds, Jenny Moran intuitively feels her vacation will be one to remember. Whether happily, or not, she cannot tell.
In Paris, she sees someone she is sure she has encountered before which reawakens forgotten concerns. These continue to nag her and to strengthen, as the man is included in the company she enjoys on different occasions. None of the other group of people, of wide-ranging interests that she meets during her stay, know of her dilemma, except for Leon in whom she confides.
There is plenty going on to interest, amuse and intrigue her. Her holiday is never dull, not even when on her own and away from the company of the new acquaintances. The attentions of Vidal also add a romantic dimension.
It was foretold the trip would influence her future!
Would it...?
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Throughout, the mysterious past of the four central characters provides an enticing narrative thread. Their credible motivations and dialogue ensure the reader is engaged right to the end.
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