Notes

On 10 July 1985, the Greenpeace ship, Rainbow Warrior, is bombed in Auckland Harbour. A crew member is killed. But who would do such a terrible thing? Auckland third-former Rowan Webb thinks she knows. It all starts when Rowan writes to Lisette, a French girl advertising for a pen pal. Soon, Rowan has a visit from Lisette’s charming brother, Rene. But after the bombing, when blame falls on the French secret service, Rowan begins to wonder : was Rene everything he said he was? Why was he so interested in her neighbour Alex and his family’s yacht? And who was the mysterious French woman they saw handing Rene a package in the street?