This story was very intriguing. Surf and Sand by W.B. Edwards is the story of a long-ago disappearance that was never solved and then the recent disappearance of a young girl. Can they be connected?

The story is very well written and keeps you interested until the very end hoping again all odds that the retired detective figures it all out soon.

Looking forward to reading more from this author.

The beach, a mystery and a bit of nostalgia add up to a good read! Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This book caught my attention from the very start and kept me glued to my Kindle to the very last word! A perfect Summer Read..



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Nicely written. Easy to read and a good interesting plot. Lovely destination to play it all out what more could you possibly ask for

I enjoyed the book and really liked it. Waiting to hear more from the author. Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the arc.

I enjoyed this book. Good story; I didn't see the ending coming. Would recommend to anyone that enjoys mystery novels.

I was drawn to this book partly because I grew up living near this area. There are many things that felt familiar to me as I read about the beaches in the area. The Morgan family was not typical. Ginger and her two children, Lonnie 14 and Mary Nell 11, lived in a past its prime hotel on the beach. Ginger did the books for the hotel. Her husband was in Saudi Arabia working on an oil pipeline.

There are two storylines that played out very cleverly at the hotel, both involve missing young women. The first one went missing twenty years ago and was never solved. The characters were well thought out. I liked that the children were portrayed as thinking, feeling beings who cared for each other and their parents. The mysteries were complex enough to hold my interest throughout the book and the ending was a surprise.

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Surf and Sand: The Girl in the Seaside Hotel is the cleverly told story about a young girl who in 1959 lives in an old hotel on the beach with her mother and brother. Eleven year old Nell has come to love the hotel with all its halls and passages, but she especially loves the pool. She has come to think of it as her own. When she learns that twenty-one years ago a beautiful young actress vanished from the hotel, Nell makes it her mission to find out what happened to her. But, there is more. Now, another girl has gone missing. Can Nell solve both cases?

The story is told both in 1938 and 1959. Readers learn what led up to the actresses disappearance. We meet her friends and her lover. Nell is an intriguing character. Mature beyond her years and with a keen intellect, she is endearing. The novel is populated with interesting secondary characters, some of whom harbor secrets.

I found this to a well crafted mystery that takes place in a beautiful setting. A cold case and new case are intertwined and results are surprising. Highly recommended.

I really enjoyed this book. It brought back memories of the era I grew up at the shore. It made me feel like I was back there again. Very descriptive great characters. Much better than just a beach read however. The book includes a riveting murder mystery too.