La familia Quentin se encuentra en su bucólica casa de Dunvegan, en la isla de Skye, disfrutando de la placidez de finales de agosto. Sin embargo, el hundimiento de una pequeña embarcación cerca de la costa trunca la armonía familiar. Los Moor, que se encontraban a bordo del Dandelion, han sobrevivido, y Virginia decide darles cobijo a pesar de los reparos de su marido.
Al finalizar las vacaciones, el matrimonio alemán se queda en Dunvegan y los Quentin regresan a Norfolk. Virginia y la pequeña Kim pasan la mayor parte del tiempo solas en Frendale, la mansión familiar, mientras Frederic trabaja en Londres. A Virginia le gusta su vida recluida. Pero el falso entorno de paz que ha construido desaparece cuando Nathan Moor llama a su puerta... Virginia, una mujer melancólica que guarda secretos inconfesables, hallará en ese extraño un confidente y un hombre capaz de hacerla sentir viva. Entretanto, un pederasta anda suelto en la zona y ya se ha cobrado la vida de dos niñas. Todas corren peligro. Incluso Kim... Especialmente Kim.

Avviso per tutti quelli che leggono la Link: questa scrittrice non sa scrivere i finali!
Anche stavolta, dopo quattrocento pagine tirate un po' per le lunghe, spunta fuori un colpevole (più o meno plausibile) e il romanzo finisce!
Aggiungiamo pure la traduzione della Petrelli con (come in passato) qualche errore di grammatica e alcuni congiuntivi assassinati e il quadro è completo.
Sperare che le cose cambino mi sembra una battaglia persa...meglio leggere qualcosa di altri autori.
Non lo consiglio! ( )

Auf der Isle of Skye vor Schottlands Küste nehmen Virginia Quentin und ihr Mann ein schiffbrüchiges Paar auf. Damit beginnt eine Kette unheilvoller Ereignisse, die auch ihre kleine Tochter in Gefahr bringt ...

This is my second Charlotte Link and I love her stories. Also this book is so complex that it lasted until the last moment until I recognized the true culprit.
Virginia Quentin spends her holidays together with her husband and her seven-year-old daughter Kim in the Hebrides. As a boat accident Nathan and Livia Moor lost their sailing ship and all their belongings, Virginia receives the two. She leaves their holiday home with them and travels back to England with her family. Her husband has political ambitions, but she never accompanies him at events. Virginia carries a big secret that makes her sick. Nathan and Livia follow Virginia and her family. He recognizes Virginia's lability and takes advantage of it. She falls in love with him and wants to start a new life with him. This is the one main plot of the book, the other plot revolves around young girls who are kidnapped, sexually abused and killed. This is also getting closer to Virginia's daughter. Will the police be able to rescue Kim and who is the culprit? Maybe Nathan? Virginia begins to doubt everything and everyone. ( )

un très bon thriller psychologique a plusieurs niveaux. bien fait, bien construit, tout ce qu'il faut. ( )