# A Beautiful Family by Jennifer Trevelyan (Paperback)

**_'_**Trevelyan expertly sets up multiple mysteries that converge, stunningly' **\- _The New York Times_**  
  
'A charming debut' **\- _The Guardian_**  
  
'Atmospheric, disturbing and beautifully evoked' **\- _Daily Mail_**  
  
**Discover this breathtaking debut novel of family secrets and searing atmosphere set over one long, hot summer on the New Zealand coast. Perfect for fans of _The Paper Palace, The Lovely Bones_ and T_he List of Suspicious Things_.**  
  
_In the past, we had always spent our summer holidays in remote places. That had always been my mother's preference. This year was different . . ._  
  
As the long summer holiday stretches ahead, ten-year-old Alix wants to spend every second on the beach and in the water. But, with her parents unusually distracted and her older sister now more interested in boys, she finds herself alone.  
  
Then she meets Kahu at the beach and he tells her about The Mystery. Two years ago, a girl went missing and none of the adults could find her. So the new friends decide to investigate - because people don't just disappear.  
  
But as Alex and Kahu search for clues, they stumble upon secrets they wish they'd left alone. Is Alix's holiday house as safe as it seems? And is her sister putting her trust in the wrong people?  
  
**Brilliantly page-turning and tensely atmospheric, Jennifer Trevelyan's _A Beautiful Family_ will leave a lump in your throat and a hole in your heart.**  
  
'Extraordinary . . . I absolutely loved this page-turning family mystery' **\- Liane Moriarty, bestselling author of _Here One Moment_**  
  
'Riveting . . . \[It\] held me captive from the first page to the last' **\- Hannah Kent, bestselling author of _Devotion_**  
  
'Such stunning New Zealand characters and imagery' **\- Jacinda Ardern**

## Details

- **Price:** 11.49 GBP
- **Vendor:** Pan Macmillan
- **Tags:** All Books, Thrillers

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> Updated: 2026-09-13