The Secret Keeper
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4.3
(1.1K)
Kate Morton
From the New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author of Homecoming, The Distant Hours, The Forgotten Garden, and The House at Riverton comes a spellbinding novel of family secrets, murder, and enduring love. During a picnic at her family’s farm in the English countryside, sixteen-year-old Laurel Nicolson witnesses a shocking crime, a crime that challenges everything she knows about her adored mother, Dorothy. Now, fifty years later, Laurel and her sisters are meeting at the farm to celebrate Dorothy’s ninetieth birthday. Realizing that this is her last chance to discover the truth about that long-ago day, Laurel searches for answers that can only be found in Dorothy’s past. Clue by clue, she traces a secret history of three strangers from vastly different worlds thrown together in war-torn London—Dorothy, Vivien, and Jimmy—whose lives are forever after entwined. A gripping story of deception and passion, The Secret Keeper will keep you enthralled to the last page.
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Author
Kate Morton
Pages
484
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Published Date
2013-07-16
ISBN
1439152810 9781439152812
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"Well crafted. Great mystery with multilayered characters set in an interesting time period. It’s early in the year but this is probably going to be a favorite."
Robin Eschliman
"4.5 stars."
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Andrea Jaffray
"This one is tied with The Lake House as my favourite Morton so far. Set during the Blitz primarily, this isn’t a “war novel” per se - that’s just the setting and backdrop, the context that enables the story. Ultimately this is a story about love, resiliency, family, and identity. A simple story with still some twists - a few predictable enough by the reader, and one or two that completely upended what I understood. A “cozy mystery” that manages to be a bit more than just that."
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Teresa Prokopanko
"One of my all time favorites!! It gripped me the entire time and I've recommended it countless times and everyone always loves it"
Amy Trask
"Your patience will be rewarded by staying with some of the early slowness and seemingly tangential narrative. I loved Kate Morton’s development of some of my favorite themes — family secrets, sibling dynamics and birth order, and the unreliability of memory."
Patty Hardwick
"This is my second Kate Morton book (the first was The House at Riverton) and it did not disappoint. I love her style and her books keep you involved the entire time. Even though one of her characters was extremely unlikable, you still want to know what happenes to them. I was able to guess the "twist" ending fairly early on, but that didn't matter at all - I just was hoping the entire time that I was correct!"
"This was the last book I read that I simply could not put down. Like up until 2:00 in the morning reading, knowing that I have things to do early tomorrow, and still not able to put it down."
Heather Faye
"Oh my God. I so badly wanted to enjoy this but I found myself skimming from the very beginning. I knew the end before I got there. And found myself so frustrated with most of the characters. I really really wanted to enjoy this."
Allison Rose
"5 stars! Absolute must read. A few confusing details in the middle that made your wheels really start turning. Ending revealed a shocking twist that eventually all the answers just stretch to come together. Each chapter goes back and forth between present time and flash backs during WWII. The author’s attention to details and imagery are some of the best I’ve read. I really enjoyed visualizing the setting and characters. You will not be disappointed with this book! "
Stephanie Myles
"Awesome story, definitely through me for a loop with the ending"
nicky swenson
