Vanessa McCausland

A remote French island. A crumbling villa. A reclusive film star. And an inheritance Saskia never expected. The stunning new novel from the critically acclaimed author of The Beautiful Words. Saskia Wyle spent one sultry European summer on Île de Ré when she was nineteen. The bright salt flats and sun-soaked beaches are now a distant memory, one she made...

Compelling, haunting and beautifully written. You'll be thinking about it long after you turn the last page! - Liane Moriarty Two women. A tragedy on the lake. And secrets beneath the surface... The lyrical, haunting new novel from the author of The Beautiful Words. For fans of The Lovely Bones, Before You Knew My Name and Everything I Never Told...

A mysterious confession leads one woman to Grasse, France, the perfume capital of the world, where she uncovers a deep-rooted secret that reverberates across centuries. Inspired by Patrick Suskind's Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, Vanessa McCausland's The Heart Note travels from 2022, to 2001, to 1532, following three women who use the power of scent to unlock deep-rooted truths....