Open Secrets
A Novel
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4.0 • 2 Ratings
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
The lies between a husband and wife are revealed, unraveling their family in this thrilling novel that moves between the French Riviera, Switzerland, and Amagansett
When Michel, a Swiss banker, discovers his wife Alice's betrayal he turns for help to a Russian client who leads him into unknown territory, endangering not only his own life but that of Alice, and above all, his fourteen-year-old daughter, Pamela. Their charmed life--a beautiful house on the French Riviera, elegant vacations, and boarding school in Switzerland for Pamela--is not all that it seems. As the repercussions of Michel's illicit deals move closer in around them, Alice finds herself in Amagansett with her artist sister who is having a crisis of her own, while the danger circles around Pamela. Open Secrets is a suspenseful novel about relationships, family, love and the inescapable consequences of one's own actions.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Family drama and organized crime collide in this gripping, often touching thriller from Kohler (Cracks). When Swiss banker Michel discovers that his wife, Alice, has been unfaithful, he turns for consolation to one of his charming but shifty clients, whom he simply refers to as "the Russian." Later, when the Russian calls Michel, angrily demanding his money back from losses incurred in the gold market, Michel suggests they go for a sail on the French Riviera. Alice soon has to identify Michel's drowned body. A mourning Alice visits her artist sister, Lizzie, at the family home in Amagansett, Long Island, where Alice receives news that her 14-year-old daughter, Pamela, has disappeared from the girl's Swiss boarding school. Meanwhile, Lizzie's philandering boyfriend, Sergei, admits that he introduced Michel to some Russian gangsters as potential clients. As Alice comes to appreciate the consequences of Michel's shady business dealings, Kohler keeps Pamela's fate tantalizingly up in the air. The plot moves swiftly amid luxurious settings to a closing twist that may not satisfy everyone. Readers who like to watch the unraveling of family secrets will find plenty to enjoy.
