On her eightieth birthday, the reclusive Nana Darker gathers her estranged family at Seaglass, their crumbling ancestral home perched on its own private island off the Cornish coast. Among them is Daisy Darker, who has always felt like an outsider in her peculiar family, which includes her absent father Frank, cold mother Nancy, sisters Rose and Lily, and niece Trixie. As the tide rolls in, the family finds themselves cut off from the mainland for eight hours, trapping them together. What begins as a tense reunion swiftly turns sinister when, one by one, family members begin to die, mirroring the chilling nursery rhyme Nana recites. With a killer in their midst and no escape until the tide recedes, the Darkers are forced to confront long-buried secrets, resentments, and lies. Inspired by Agatha Christie's 'And Then There Were None,' this psychological suspense novel plunges readers into a claustrophobic mystery where trust is a luxury no one can afford, and the truth behind the family's dark past promises a spectacular and devastating twist.
Critical Reception
"Alice Feeney's 'Daisy Darker' has been hailed as a masterclass in psychological suspense, drawing comparisons to Agatha Christie for its intricate plotting and shocking, unforgettable twist."