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The Tourist Trap
Eager to escape their families’ annual blended vacation, lifelong “frenemies” Maura and Liz take a ferry to an island deep in the Chesapeake Bay. While beautiful on the outside, the girls soon discover something sinister haunts the island residents. A centuries-long curse demands a yearly sacrifice to keep a vengeful evil at bay, and the islanders will risk everything to keep their secret.
Kidnapped and trapped underground, Maura tests her mettle as she navigates through tunnels that are a maze of horrors at every turn. Maura knows she may not win the battle, but she won’t be taken out easily. She’s going to make certain that the person who abducted her will remember her as the one he misjudged.
Meanwhile, Liz scours the island looking for her lost friend. With help from Jacy, one of the islanders, Liz soon learns that Maura has been chosen to be this year’s island sacrifice. Both girls must push past their physical and mental limitations and find the strength to escape Caethian Island and the evil that it was built upon.
“…perfectly planned… “The Tourist Trap”…is a crime, mystery, thriller and horror book that will leave you questioning your guesses…an unpredictable web…” Online Book Club Review
“…horrifying, thrilling and heart-stopping… A definite must read for horror lovers.” - Michael Bradley, Award Winning Author of Dead Air
Kidnapped and trapped underground, Maura tests her mettle as she navigates through tunnels that are a maze of horrors at every turn. Maura knows she may not win the battle, but she won’t be taken out easily. She’s going to make certain that the person who abducted her will remember her as the one he misjudged.
Meanwhile, Liz scours the island looking for her lost friend. With help from Jacy, one of the islanders, Liz soon learns that Maura has been chosen to be this year’s island sacrifice. Both girls must push past their physical and mental limitations and find the strength to escape Caethian Island and the evil that it was built upon.
“…perfectly planned… “The Tourist Trap”…is a crime, mystery, thriller and horror book that will leave you questioning your guesses…an unpredictable web…” Online Book Club Review
“…horrifying, thrilling and heart-stopping… A definite must read for horror lovers.” - Michael Bradley, Award Winning Author of Dead Air
264 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 27, 2024
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August 19, 2026
good read. could use some polishing.
This is a pretty good read. The heart of the story, a cursed island off of Virginia with a past no one wants to talk about. When teenage girls, Liz and Maura, ditch their families and visit the island in their own, one goes missing and the other goes searching. The islanders, first welcoming to these tourists became increasingly hostile and more secretive. The plot is intriguing and builds well. It certainly kept me reading, but the frequent similes were distracting and amateurish.
This is a pretty good read. The heart of the story, a cursed island off of Virginia with a past no one wants to talk about. When teenage girls, Liz and Maura, ditch their families and visit the island in their own, one goes missing and the other goes searching. The islanders, first welcoming to these tourists became increasingly hostile and more secretive. The plot is intriguing and builds well. It certainly kept me reading, but the frequent similes were distracting and amateurish.
June 13, 2026
Great first novel. Can't wait to read more. Some twists and turns throughout and a little bit of a surprise at the end.
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