The House on Fripp Island

A disconcerting story about the toxic power of suspicion and rumour. A smart summer read. * Daily Mail *
Brilliant ... It is rare to care about every character in a crime novel. Rebecca Kauffman, in wryly highlighting the inherent sadness of things, ultimately resembles not Alice Sebold but the great Alice Munro. * The Times *
In watchful prose by turns powerful and delicate, the action builds to an event as inevitable as it was unpredictable. Gripping. * Sunday Times *
[An] absorbing summer read * Mail on Sunday *
This is subtly suspenseful, unsettling stuff, the characters drawn with such vivid precision that they fairly jump off the page * Guardian *
Rebecca Kauffman turns each cog of this compelling murder-mystery with a delightfully sensual slowness. Her taut prose and punchy observations add to her steady, assured delivery ... an excellent summer read' * Press Association *
Rebecca Kauffman has long been one of my favorite writers, and The House on Fripp Island is her best novel yet ... Kauffman's latest is a rare and gripping combination of gloriously observed prose and three hundred pages of pure suspense. I loved it. -- Julie Buntin, author of Marlena
A sharp, modern story about the wilderness of family life. -- Adrienne Celt, author of Invitation to a Bonfire and The Daughter
A novel full of secrets set in a stunning beach house is my definition of a perfect summer read ... Bring plenty of sunscreen when you take this book to the beach, you'll be reading all day long. -- Amanda Eyre Ward, author of The Same Sky
Rebecca Kauffman has produced a disturbing novel for our times ... a skilful domestic whodunnit * Shots *
Kauffman's characters leap off the page ... Readers will devour this suspenseful summer drama. * Publisher's Weekly *