What is Going On In Cocoa Beach?

Thank you to Harper Collins for a copy of Cocoa Beach by Beatriz Williams in exchange for an honest review.   

Virginia Fitzwilliams receives a cryptic letter from her husband’s lawyer in Cocoa Beach saying that her husband is dead.  She decides to take their daughter on a journey, to find out what happened.  What will she encounter on this journey?  Can this possibly impact her future?  Is her husband really dead?

Synopsis:

The other story line in this novel is where Virginia and Simon meet during the Great War.  Virginia is an ambulance driver and Simon a doctor.  Will they become more than friends?

Virginia travels to Cocoa Beach she wants to know what her husband has been up to. Virginia knows that the house burned down that he had especially built for the family, and he owned a shipping business.  The business is currently in the hands of her brother in law her husband’s twin Samuel.  She meets back up with Simon’s sister Clara at the hotel.  Virginia and Clara start investigating what happened to Simon.  What was he really involved with during his time away from his family. Is Virginia in over her head?

My Thoughts: 

I liked the novel!  It is definitely a psychological thriller.  The story is told from Virginia’s point of view (POV).  Simon’s letters to his wife are interspersed throughout the novel.  I struggled with understanding their place in the novel.  Once the reader has finished the novel everything is explained so I don’t want to give anything away.   Beatriz did a great job of keeping the reader guessing on how the novel would turn out.
My heart broke for Virginia and I had a hard time experiencing her story in her POV, in the 1920s timeline.   I found the storyline that is set during the Great War very interesting! 

I have not read some of Beatriz’s other novels and I know they are connected, but I have not shared them yet.  I of course plan too!

Rating: 

4/5

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