Siren is a whodunnit with an edge of the supernatural thrown in. And of course they want to puzzle out what was going on with Justine too. Vanessa however knows that although Justine was reckless at times, she wasn't stupid.īack at the holiday home, Vanessa teams up with Simon, Caleb's brother, to not only try and find Caleb who had gone missing, but also to figure out what exactly was going on in the area, what with so many people (specifically men) dying. Everyone assumed she drowned herself by jumping off the cliff. She's a bit shy and a scared person, but she is also stubborn and keen to figure out what had happened to her sister. He shares a good relationship with Vanessa and when she decides to go back to their holiday home by the lake he backs her up.įor Vanessa to do something like is momentous. Her dad is the absentminded writer but probably the keener eyed of the two parents. Her mum is desperate for things to go back to normal and immediately returns to work. At the funeral she can't shake the feeling that Justine is there, talking to her. So when Justine disappears and her body is found battered and washed up on the beach and rocks near their holiday home, Vanessa needless to say is deeply traumatised. She loves Vanessa to bits and goes out her way to make sure her younger sister is looked after and safe. She's loud, pretty, funny, gregarious, always up for doing something silly and perhaps a little bit dangerous. Justine is the complete opposite to Vanessa. It makes her a slightly anxious person and she's forever looking for reassurance and gets it from her sister Justine. Unlike me she has a great many other fears too. Admittedly Vanessa is pretty much like me, actually - scared of heights and not very good at doing things impulsively. Her writing echoes her main character, Vanessa's, no-nonsense attitude. Rayburn's writing is clear, concise and without much frippery. I wondered if the writing would live up to the pretty cover and it does. So, here I am today to gush at you about Siren. She needs a gold star for putting up with me. I emailed poor and waffled on at her about it for ages. And once I did, I couldn't not finish it. It took me far too long to pick up Sirens. Will she find the courage to face up to what she really is - before Simon becomes the next victim?

And only she may have the power to stop this. But time is running out as more men disappear, their bodies washed ashore grinning from ear-to-ear.Īs Vanessa delves deeper into Winter Harbour’s murky past she discovers that nothing is what it seems.

Looking for answers, Vanessa finds solace in Simon, Caleb’s handsome brother.

Until Justine is found dead near their holiday home and her boyfriend Caleb goes missing. Timid seventeen-year-old Vanessa Sands has always had her sister Justine to protect her.

Siren by Tricia Rayburn