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You are here: Home / Entertainment / The Broken Wave by Matthew Ryan Davies – Book Review

The Broken Wave by Matthew Ryan Davies – Book Review

10 February 2024 by Dee Young

The Broken Wave book
Image Credit: Pan Macmillan Australia

Two young boys meet in the small seaside town of Queenscliff, Australia. Tom has lived all his life there with his Australian family, whereas Drew has been raised in the U.S.A. 

During that hot summer of sun, sea and adventure, the boys forge a lasting friendship. 

Soon, however, a life-changing circumstance breaks the endless joy of their former, wonder-filled childhoods.

Two lives are needlessly wasted. A wicked lie is told!

The years pass. 

Then, tragically, when Tom dies in questionable circumstances, Drew flies from his home in the US  to Australia for his friend’s funeral. 

Still troubled by that life-changing night in 1992, he’s determined to discover if Tom ever told anyone the truth. Were the two events related, and was their friendship deserving of the price they paid?

This superbly and intricately crafted mystery novel will keep the reader riveted to the narrative until the very end!

Filled with complex aspects of love, anger, ever-lasting friendship and horror, this extremely talented author masterfully unravels and reveals the truth to the reader. 

The Broken Wave is a nail-biting must-read for 2024!

ISBN: 9781760987930
Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia

The Broken Wave is available in paperback

About Matthew Ryan Davis

Matthew Ryan Davies is a freelance copywriter and editor, mostly for the healthcare sector. He ghostwrites non-fiction books, edits university textbooks for medical and nursing students, and
writes scripts for educational videos and documentaries. Matthew is also the author of Things We Bury, which has been optioned for television, and the young adult novel This Thing of Darkness. He lives in Melbourne with his wife and two grown children.

Filed Under: Books, Entertainment Tagged With: book, detective, drama, fiction, mystery, review

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