The Pool House

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Pub Date 07 Sep 2017 | Archive Date 21 Nov 2017
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A Summer To Die For
To Jem Chapman, it's the chance of a lifetime. An invitation to join a group in an exclusive Hamptons house-share, who could say no? But when she discovers what happened last summer, Jem can't help but feel a chill.

A young woman was found drowned in the house's pool. The housemates said Alice was troubled. She'd been drinking. She couldn't swim...

A Secret To Kill For
As Jem gets to know her glamorous new housemates, she realises each has something to hide. What really happened last summer? And who would go to any lengths to keep a person quiet?

This dark, twisting novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author Tasmina Perry will keep you on the edge of your seat. Perfect for everyone who's been gripped by the TV series RIVIERA or THE AFFAIR, or J. P. Delaney's THE GIRL BEFORE. 'Gripping... Great pace and brilliantly written. I loved it' Daily Mail on The House on Sunset Lake

A Summer To Die For
To Jem Chapman, it's the chance of a lifetime. An invitation to join a group in an exclusive Hamptons house-share, who could say no? But when she discovers what happened last...


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ISBN 9781472208514
PRICE £14.99 (GBP)
PAGES 480

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Likely to be a bit of a summer sizzler this one - some great characters thrown into a rich (in more ways than one) group dynamic, where secrets and lies hover beneath the facade of seemingly perfect lives.

I loved the setting, had a love/hate relationship with nearly all the characters, had a decent amount of uncertainty about where it was going and all in all a really really great Summer read.

Fuller review nearer publication

Recommended.

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When you're invited to spend summer in the Hamptons with a group of new friends, you agree - who wouldn't? But then you realise you're taking the place of another woman, a woman who died in mysterious circumstances, just the summer before. Your housemates tell you her death was an accident. But which of them has something to hide?

Jem and Nat have moved from London to New York, Nat is desperate to prove himself and willing to go to all the way with his career. Jem was happy with her small catering business in London but has come with Nat to New York. But Nat is out every night with his magazine mixing with all the movers and shakers and trying to move up the ladder.

Jem is left at home in their very small apartment jobless and friendless, has she made to right move???

Then Nat is offered a rental share of a house for the summer in the Hamptons with people that could help Nat move up the ladder.

This would be a great time for Jem to make some new friends and new bonds in the US. Then Jem finds out the room they are renting was previously rented by a couple with the wife mysteriously drowning in the houses pool??

Why does nobody want to talk about the previous couple and Alice's death??

This is a great mystery thriller, with also the storyline of Jem never feeling to "fit in".

Well written with a good mix of characters and I also enjoyed the ending.

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I am a fan of books like this. It has a bit of everything - glamour, sex, murder, intrigue, secrets, lies and a decent storyline.

A vacancy has come up to house share with several other couples in the Hamptons, a very prestigious area, for the summer. Opportunities like this don't come along every day, so obviously when offered the chance, Jem and Dan jump at it. It's not until after they have accepted and arrived at the house that Jem discovers exactly why there was a vacancy.

This revelation, and a chance meeting with a well known author, lead her to accept a job assisting that author. He has an ulterior motive in that he wants to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of someone who previously shared the house with the other couples. Jem agrees to look into it for him, and very quickly becomes embroiled in something which could prove extremely costly for her.

Using alternate timelines the author allows us to follow Jem's story as well as that of Alice, the woman who died, and the events leading up to her death. As she gets closer to the truth Jem finds herself in danger too.

This is a story which flows well, kept me gripped, and has plenty of twists and turns throughout. Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for providing a copy.

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This is a great summer read.

Jem and Nat have moved to New York for his job. She is not coping with the move so well and they decide to take a share in a summer house in the Hamptons. Together with Jem, the reader is transported to the life of the rich and famous as they "summer in th Hamptons". Jem, still not content with being a lady of leisure, takes on the job as personal assistant to Michael, a best-selling author.

The story has enough intrigue to keep the reader interested, there is a varied cast of characters for the reader to like and despise and the setting of New York City and the Hamptons provides the perfect setting for seducing those in need of glamour.

I received a copy of this novel via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

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The Pool House
Tasmina Perry
Available: September 7, 2017
Thank you to NetGalley.com for the opportunity to read an Advanced Reader Copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.
Tasmina Perry was one of the authors I used to stalk on Amazon.co.uk so that I could get her fluffiest, smuttiest newest releases as quickly as possible. I loved her beach read boinkbusters so much that I was paying almost 3x the price (with the exchange rate) to get my hands on her books. Luckily she’s now crossed the pond so I can get my hands on her novels a little easier which is a good thing since I still love her as an author; just now she writes more from a mystery/thriller side of the summer blockbuster read.
What I loved: The Hamptons are always portrayed in books as a magical place where money grows on trees and the traffic is worse than L.A. so I’m a sucker for books based there, Nantuckt, the ‘Bu, etc. The back and forth from past to current day was great – and the twist at the end was a nice shock as well. And the smut scenes – definitely well written!!
What I didn’t love: I never really connected with Jem as a heroine – maybe she was too wishy washy, too mousy, too something for me that I was a little bored with her in the beginning. Therefore I never connected with her husband or Michael and kind of glossed over those passages.
What I learned: That the Great American writers of the 19th and 20th centuries are overrated.
Overall Grade: B

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I am delighted to say that this felt like Tasmina Perry back to her best, after the past couple of books that felt like a slight change of direction. This is classic Perry, with the summer in New York vibe, and specifically a cast of characters that are incredibly well off.

The previous summer a girl died in a pool house in The Hamptons, the police recorded a verdict of accidental death. Fast forward to this summer and Jem and Nat are the new couple in the beach house share, and on their first weekend Jem hears about Alice’s death. She then meets the widowed husband, and starts to wonder just what happened. Jem also starts to work for a top thriller writer and ex investigative journalist, as his assistant, who also has an interest in the happenings of what exactly happened last summer.

This is a book that had everything, it has secrets, lies, unfaithful couples, a cast of characters that seemed to mainly care about themselves, and all manner of theories as to what really happened to Alice.
The book focuses on Nat and Jem, and their changing relationship as the summer progresses. However we also get sections of the book that are from the prior year, giving Alice’s perspective on the events that led up to her death.

In some respects I really felt sorry for Alice, and in other as you read more of the book you start wondering if she really brought it all on herself.

I really disliked most of the characters in the Hamptons house share, especially once more info about them comes to light, as the investigation continues.

The Pool House is a story of intrigue that had me wondering the whole time as to just what happened to Alice. There were plenty of subplots that were interesting, and I loved the familiar setting to The Hamptons and New York in summer.

Thank you to Headline and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.

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