Rain

by William Somerset Maugham

First published 2013

Liza Aström arrives in London expecting a routine family visit. Instead, she discovers her cousin has disappeared without explanation, leaving behind cryptic documents and unsettling traces of an unknown life. As local authorities dismiss her concerns, Liza realizes she must investigate alone, navigating a complex network of deception that stretches from Stockholm's quiet streets to London's shadowy underground. Each layer she uncovers reveals more dangerous secrets—financial records, coded messages, unexplained connections to criminal networks. Someone wants these secrets to remain buried, and they'll go to extreme lengths to stop Liza from uncovering the truth. Her search becomes a high-stakes game of survival, where trust is a luxury she cannot afford.

Genres: suspense, mystery, thriller

Vibes: atmospheric, fast-paced, suspenseful

Tropes: high-stakes, unreliable-narrator

Setting: England, Sweden

Period: 20th-century

62 pages · Paperback · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

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