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Mayday
Five friends. One yacht. No escape.
For fans of The White Lotus and Below Deck, from Holly Craig, #1 bestselling author of The Rip, comes a pulse-pounding thriller about the dangerous ties that bind us. Performed by an all-star Madeleine Madden (The Wheel of Time), Archie Madekwe (Saltburn), Josh Dylan (Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again) and Sofia Oxenham (Extraordinary).
When Vivian Leroux invites her closest university friends on an extravagant sailing trip through Australia's Whitsunday Islands, it seems like the perfect graduation celebration. But beneath the glittering surface of sun, sea and champagne, dark secrets and bitter rivalries are simmering. As the trip unfolds, Vivian's manipulative games push everyone to their breaking point. Tensions rise and loyalties shatter. Then Vivian mysteriously vanishes in the middle of the night.
With no trace of their friend and evidence of foul play mounting, the remaining four must decide how far they'll go to protect themselves. As accusations fly and paranoia takes hold, no one can be trusted.
For fans of The White Lotus and Below Deck, from Holly Craig, #1 bestselling author of The Rip, comes a pulse-pounding thriller about the dangerous ties that bind us. Performed by an all-star Madeleine Madden (The Wheel of Time), Archie Madekwe (Saltburn), Josh Dylan (Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again) and Sofia Oxenham (Extraordinary).
When Vivian Leroux invites her closest university friends on an extravagant sailing trip through Australia's Whitsunday Islands, it seems like the perfect graduation celebration. But beneath the glittering surface of sun, sea and champagne, dark secrets and bitter rivalries are simmering. As the trip unfolds, Vivian's manipulative games push everyone to their breaking point. Tensions rise and loyalties shatter. Then Vivian mysteriously vanishes in the middle of the night.
With no trace of their friend and evidence of foul play mounting, the remaining four must decide how far they'll go to protect themselves. As accusations fly and paranoia takes hold, no one can be trusted.
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July 22, 2025
This should have been a short story.
August 14, 2025
I hated this. Every single character was incredible unlikeable. Not a single redeeming person on this cast.
Vivian is an absolute psychopath and the fact that none of them immediately turned the boat around and went home is crazy.
Not one of them made a single rational decision the entire time.
Vivian is an absolute psychopath and the fact that none of them immediately turned the boat around and went home is crazy.
Not one of them made a single rational decision the entire time.
August 26, 2025
Rolled my eyes so far back I caught a glimpse of my brain. It’s now fried.
1.5 ⭐️🎧
1.5 ⭐️🎧
July 23, 2025
I really enjoyed this murder mystery. It wasn’t complex or high brow but it was fun.
August 26, 2025
8.11 hours on Audible. Shocking thriller and mystery in the POV-chapter fashion.
August 12, 2025
This was an okay listen to make time go quick at work…but nothing special.
October 6, 2025
Shallow people on a yacht, someone is murdered. I don’t really care who and neither will you.
October 29, 2025
what they said it would be: below deck meets white lotus
what it was: harder to get through than white lotus season 3
what it was: harder to get through than white lotus season 3
October 10, 2025
Quick Audible Popcorn Thriller.
This story about a group of friends taking a decadent trip around the Whitsundays islands in Far North Queensland 🇦🇺 started out interesting.
A uber rich heiress, Vivian La Rue, daughter of Rodger La Rue, is treating her friends to an all expenses paid, tour of the islands onboard her yacht, Drifter.
The other passengers:
Vivian’s Boyfriend, American, Hugh, son of a move producer
Australian, Uni student and Vivian’s BF, Amy
English Landed Gentry, Daniel and his GF Cecile
What starts off as Sun, Fun, booze, drugs, wild parties, a lot of dares, end s with Vivian playing a manipulative game of secrets.
She knows all their secrets
And,
Eventually, she reveals them via txt messages.
Everything they had wanted to keep hidden
She has all her friends right where she wants them.
Dancing to her tune.
However!
There is one complication.
Her boyfriend Hugh,no longer wants to be her boyfriend, having developed an attraction for Amy.
This causes a few tense moments and ripples amongst the group.
That eventually leads to Vivian’s game playing backfiring with shocking consequences.
This was an okay suspense thriller set in a gorgeous part of the world, but ultimately it didn’t really deliver at the end.
Possibly because I already picked the perpetrator 🤷🏻♀️
Who knows, but the three months later wrap up just lacked a decent twist for me
This story about a group of friends taking a decadent trip around the Whitsundays islands in Far North Queensland 🇦🇺 started out interesting.
A uber rich heiress, Vivian La Rue, daughter of Rodger La Rue, is treating her friends to an all expenses paid, tour of the islands onboard her yacht, Drifter.
The other passengers:
Vivian’s Boyfriend, American, Hugh, son of a move producer
Australian, Uni student and Vivian’s BF, Amy
English Landed Gentry, Daniel and his GF Cecile
What starts off as Sun, Fun, booze, drugs, wild parties, a lot of dares, end s with Vivian playing a manipulative game of secrets.
She knows all their secrets
And,
Eventually, she reveals them via txt messages.
Everything they had wanted to keep hidden
She has all her friends right where she wants them.
Dancing to her tune.
However!
There is one complication.
Her boyfriend Hugh,no longer wants to be her boyfriend, having developed an attraction for Amy.
This causes a few tense moments and ripples amongst the group.
That eventually leads to Vivian’s game playing backfiring with shocking consequences.
This was an okay suspense thriller set in a gorgeous part of the world, but ultimately it didn’t really deliver at the end.
Possibly because I already picked the perpetrator 🤷🏻♀️
Who knows, but the three months later wrap up just lacked a decent twist for me
August 25, 2025
Read w Audible. 3.5 rounded up to 4.0
September 5, 2025
This was a fun audiobook! Mystery and drama all on a boat what more could you need!?
November 8, 2025
It was okay. It's definitely too long. Would have liked to see the point of view from the female antagonist.
March 16, 2026
3 ⭐️ This was a good audiobook, well narrated as it added to the suspense. However, and this was probably intended due to the plotline, I HATED the characters. They each had secrets and their friend Vivienne found these out and used these against them, she was a cunning and dangerous girl and played them against each other, and she was so slimy, evil and infuriating
July 16, 2025
Great story! Really had strong feelings for Veronica, she was very well written & I truly disliked her.
July 23, 2025
Nice balance of easy reading with an edge of thrill and drama to sink your teeth into
August 9, 2025
Spoilers! Spoilers! Spoilers!
If you didn’t catch it the first time!! SPOILERS
Okay so not the most amazing book but I’d read it again.
It’s a mystery/thriller so I like to try to guess the ending. Good luck is all I have to say🤣. I did guess what I thought would be the ending but it wasn’t. And I would have been reallllllyyyyy pissed if it didn’t have an epilogue.
(1) I wasn’t expecting for her to actually die. (2) I wasn’t expecting for her lifelong bestie to be the one to kill her.
Thinking about it, she had been planning it for a very long time but what was the reason. That’s why I give it 3 starts. The author somewhat gives an explanation of why she did what she did but I would have liked more details. Like why go after Celia, she wasn’t really apart of the group, she didn’t hang with them often. I think she literally only did because of her relationship with Dan. But again, the gf didn’t have anything to do with the beef between their parents. AND we don’t really know what happened between the parents.
There was a lot that didn’t get answered. Like what happened with Amy. Did grief and guilt overtake her? Did she get with the professor? Did they live happily ever after?
Am I missing a sequel to this book?
If you didn’t catch it the first time!! SPOILERS
Okay so not the most amazing book but I’d read it again.
It’s a mystery/thriller so I like to try to guess the ending. Good luck is all I have to say🤣. I did guess what I thought would be the ending but it wasn’t. And I would have been reallllllyyyyy pissed if it didn’t have an epilogue.
(1) I wasn’t expecting for her to actually die. (2) I wasn’t expecting for her lifelong bestie to be the one to kill her.
Thinking about it, she had been planning it for a very long time but what was the reason. That’s why I give it 3 starts. The author somewhat gives an explanation of why she did what she did but I would have liked more details. Like why go after Celia, she wasn’t really apart of the group, she didn’t hang with them often. I think she literally only did because of her relationship with Dan. But again, the gf didn’t have anything to do with the beef between their parents. AND we don’t really know what happened between the parents.
There was a lot that didn’t get answered. Like what happened with Amy. Did grief and guilt overtake her? Did she get with the professor? Did they live happily ever after?
Am I missing a sequel to this book?
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 18, 2025
Hello, hello.
Now, this was a book I couldn't stop listening to. From prologue to epilogue it had me trying to piece everything together like a detective trying discover the truth. The story is pieced together from 4 different perspectives.
I can't say that the theme was unique because it is the type of theme we all see in shows, movies, and other books but I can't penalize the book for that because at the end of the day it kept me locked in.
It demonstrates what guilt, remorse, fear, envy, jealousy and regret does to a person. It shows how emotional and mental ties can keep us delusionally loyal to someone.
Games, manipulation, gaslighting, the personality flip when your life hangs in the balance. How quick people can be for you or against you. A book that questions who to trust and who not to trust but also makes you question if you can even trust yourself when push comes to shove.
Highly recommend.
Now, this was a book I couldn't stop listening to. From prologue to epilogue it had me trying to piece everything together like a detective trying discover the truth. The story is pieced together from 4 different perspectives.
I can't say that the theme was unique because it is the type of theme we all see in shows, movies, and other books but I can't penalize the book for that because at the end of the day it kept me locked in.
It demonstrates what guilt, remorse, fear, envy, jealousy and regret does to a person. It shows how emotional and mental ties can keep us delusionally loyal to someone.
Games, manipulation, gaslighting, the personality flip when your life hangs in the balance. How quick people can be for you or against you. A book that questions who to trust and who not to trust but also makes you question if you can even trust yourself when push comes to shove.
Highly recommend.
August 1, 2025
This one was pretty predictable; at least It got right to the point. You know what you’re getting into almost immediately. I enjoyed the Below Deck vibe, following the POVs of the charter guests. especially because this is a group of rich, annoying people who low-key all hate each other, maybe high-key with all their little drama and secrets, which was kind of juicy and all very problematic, but it felt a bit repetitive at times. I appreciated the yacht atmosphere and ocean descriptions; they really enhanced the story, making it feel like a movie. However, this thriller didn’t get actually thrilling until the end, around chapter 45. And even then it was for like two seconds. The ending was anticlimactic. I was ready to give it 3 stars for being a fun, summery read, but since the conclusion was so disappointing, I’ll have to rate it 2.5 and that’s kinda being generous.
October 22, 2025
This book made me hate rich people more than I already do.
Barely worth it for free.
Don't waste your time.
D
Barely worth it for free.
Don't waste your time.
D
October 11, 2025
I kept waiting for the big climax or the shock or the swell of energy. Spoilers alert - it never came. Thank goodness for distinct, individual narrators on Audible to keep all the chapter POVs straight. I am so thankful my friends aren’t this shallow and spiteful and entitled. The setting was great and lavish so it felt like an escape. This really could have been a short story.
October 14, 2025
*⭐️⭐️ 1/2 stars
I liked the premise, particularly Vivian's character and her manipulation tactics. I did find the ending kind of disappointing though, and hoped the staff or the family rivalry details would become more relevant. Still a good romp. But The Rip is wayy better.
I liked the premise, particularly Vivian's character and her manipulation tactics. I did find the ending kind of disappointing though, and hoped the staff or the family rivalry details would become more relevant. Still a good romp. But The Rip is wayy better.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 29, 2025
what if we put rich people in a situation
August 28, 2025
Although I preferred The Rip, I enjoyed this book and the narrator's Australian accent.
September 18, 2025
Entitled, rich, hideous young people on a boat. The secrets weren't that shocking and my mystery wasn't that interesting. Listened on audio and narration was good.
October 2, 2025
There’s a reason why this book and indeed the rest of this author’s books, are free on Audible. I mean, could anyone seriously be expected to pay for them? Maybe an impulse purchase; maybe the cover image might suck someone in. But after just a few pages surely they’d be wanting their money back. I know I would.
I’m not sure why this book is so bad. The writing is, I want to say boring but that’s not especially helpful. The writing is transactional, that’s it: everything is of one dimension, flat, uninteresting. There’s no lyricism to the writing, no depth, no mystery. The sea is azure; the cliffs are craggy; the clouds are fluffy; the toast is dry; the stars are bright in a night sky. It’s all perfunctory, shallow, superficial. Like writing a novel is a paint by numbers exercise.
It’s as if the author has been told by her English teacher she’s ‘not bad’ at writing. And so she decides to write, writing with the impetus from what she’s read of other authors; or more likely—from the evidence of the simplistic juvenile plot in Mayday—seen in TV dramas. So we end up with a genre whodunit that is derivative, a story that tells the reader what’s happening at every juncture instead of leaving us with questions, a keenness to keep reading, to resolve the puzzles on the page. But there is nothing left unsaid in this book, just a functional storyline, as if it’s written by a sixteen year old school kid who watches too much TV.
Four 20 something, entitled, rich kid graduates on a boat off the tropical coast of Queensland, one is a murderer. It takes the author over eight interminable hours to pursue this all too predictable plot line.
The teacher in me wants to correct her tortuous prose. Her character Amy ‘can taste his saltiness with her lips’. She needs to ‘breathe in great gulps of air with her mouth’. And she could ‘feel the sound of the hairs in her ears’, wanting ‘to load my guilt with carbs.. her body ‘is scarily dehydrated..’ Come on. This is pure unedited guff. The stuff of a school girl. The stuff of an inexperienced would-be writer who has a long way to go before she should ever publish anything. It’s the stuff of a bad soap opera.
The commercial blurb describes this book and its author as ‘bestselling’. I’m pretty sure this author will never write anything approximating a bestseller. There is most certainly nothing bestselling about this book. To be frank, I’m more than a little surprised this author found a publisher at all.
If you want to read a whodunit, a thriller, choose a Graham Norton or even a Richard Osman. These authors understand what it takes to write well, to write sparingly, and to write knowingly.
I said I found this book not so much boring as transactional, shallow, flat. But actually it is boring. You’d wish you’d never started it.
I’m not sure why this book is so bad. The writing is, I want to say boring but that’s not especially helpful. The writing is transactional, that’s it: everything is of one dimension, flat, uninteresting. There’s no lyricism to the writing, no depth, no mystery. The sea is azure; the cliffs are craggy; the clouds are fluffy; the toast is dry; the stars are bright in a night sky. It’s all perfunctory, shallow, superficial. Like writing a novel is a paint by numbers exercise.
It’s as if the author has been told by her English teacher she’s ‘not bad’ at writing. And so she decides to write, writing with the impetus from what she’s read of other authors; or more likely—from the evidence of the simplistic juvenile plot in Mayday—seen in TV dramas. So we end up with a genre whodunit that is derivative, a story that tells the reader what’s happening at every juncture instead of leaving us with questions, a keenness to keep reading, to resolve the puzzles on the page. But there is nothing left unsaid in this book, just a functional storyline, as if it’s written by a sixteen year old school kid who watches too much TV.
Four 20 something, entitled, rich kid graduates on a boat off the tropical coast of Queensland, one is a murderer. It takes the author over eight interminable hours to pursue this all too predictable plot line.
The teacher in me wants to correct her tortuous prose. Her character Amy ‘can taste his saltiness with her lips’. She needs to ‘breathe in great gulps of air with her mouth’. And she could ‘feel the sound of the hairs in her ears’, wanting ‘to load my guilt with carbs.. her body ‘is scarily dehydrated..’ Come on. This is pure unedited guff. The stuff of a school girl. The stuff of an inexperienced would-be writer who has a long way to go before she should ever publish anything. It’s the stuff of a bad soap opera.
The commercial blurb describes this book and its author as ‘bestselling’. I’m pretty sure this author will never write anything approximating a bestseller. There is most certainly nothing bestselling about this book. To be frank, I’m more than a little surprised this author found a publisher at all.
If you want to read a whodunit, a thriller, choose a Graham Norton or even a Richard Osman. These authors understand what it takes to write well, to write sparingly, and to write knowingly.
I said I found this book not so much boring as transactional, shallow, flat. But actually it is boring. You’d wish you’d never started it.
August 12, 2025
I’ve listened to this book on Audible a day or two after I finished the recording of The Vacation. And until about five minutes ago, I was absolutely convinced that the author of The Christmas Party was the author of this book. It felt like the same plot, (except in summer on a yacht) where an annoying, privileged person who insists on her own way forces people to do what she wants…and they don’t slap her! Whoops, no they do—someone did get slapped in this book; sorry for the spoiler.
In any event, I’m too old to read about people who are maybe 22 or 23 at most living a life of privilege at a resort and then on a yacht while there’s so much tension and discomfort in the group. They’re drunk all the time, they’re doing coke, they’re eating lots of food—OK maybe that’s where I want to live vicariously. I will admit there was a lot visually going on in my head while I was reading it and it felt like a more interesting setting than the Amalfi Coast in the Audible Original. But I have a 26 year-old daughter, whose life sounds more interesting this, and she’s in the upper peninsula of Michigan building cabins. I just can’t relate to any of it.
And yet, there were definitely a lot of twists and turns and stuff that was interesting to me with the mystery part of it so I kept going until it was done. The ending was satisfying. The voice actors were interesting in that when they would do the other characters’ voices, they would try and mimic those accents. So we had a variety of Australian accents and a variety of American accents, and you knew who was speaking one because when the Australian was doing the American accent, she put a lot of R in the words. And when the British person was trying to do the Australian accent, she made it over the top. I found this part kind of interesting and I could always tell who is speaking because of that.
In any event, I’m too old to read about people who are maybe 22 or 23 at most living a life of privilege at a resort and then on a yacht while there’s so much tension and discomfort in the group. They’re drunk all the time, they’re doing coke, they’re eating lots of food—OK maybe that’s where I want to live vicariously. I will admit there was a lot visually going on in my head while I was reading it and it felt like a more interesting setting than the Amalfi Coast in the Audible Original. But I have a 26 year-old daughter, whose life sounds more interesting this, and she’s in the upper peninsula of Michigan building cabins. I just can’t relate to any of it.
And yet, there were definitely a lot of twists and turns and stuff that was interesting to me with the mystery part of it so I kept going until it was done. The ending was satisfying. The voice actors were interesting in that when they would do the other characters’ voices, they would try and mimic those accents. So we had a variety of Australian accents and a variety of American accents, and you knew who was speaking one because when the Australian was doing the American accent, she put a lot of R in the words. And when the British person was trying to do the Australian accent, she made it over the top. I found this part kind of interesting and I could always tell who is speaking because of that.
March 16, 2026
If you enjoy locked-in thrillers full of secrets, messy friendships, and a whole lot of tension, Mayday is an entertaining ride.
The story follows a group of wealthy university friends who set off on an extravagant sailing trip around Australia’s Whitsunday Islands to celebrate graduation. What starts as sun, champagne, and partying quickly turns darker as old rivalries, secrets, and manipulation begin to surface. When one of them disappears in the middle of the night, paranoia spreads through the group as they try to figure out what really happened and who they can trust.
This book definitely has that “everyone has something to hide” vibe, and being stuck together on a yacht adds a great layer of tension. Watching the friendships unravel and secrets spill out kept me curious enough to keep listening on Audible.
Pros:
• The isolated yacht setting was fun and atmospheric it almost felt like a reality-TV-style thriller. I am not sure if it’s a guilty pleasure of mine, but I love claustrophobic atmospheric settings especially when it’s out in nature like the ocean.
• Lots of drama, secrets, and shifting loyalties, which kept the story moving.
• The short chapters and multiple perspectives helped build suspense and made it easy to binge.
• The narration was wonderful which definitely added positively.
Cons:
• Most of the characters are pretty unlikeable, which made it hard to fully connect with anyone.
• The ending felt a little rushed and less impactful than the buildup suggested.
• Some plot points could have used a bit more depth or explanation.
Overall, Mayday was an entertaining thriller, not mind-blowing, but definitely engaging enough to keep me listening. I also feel like the Audible version of this story would be so much better than the physical book.
3.75 ⭐️⭐️⭐️✨
The story follows a group of wealthy university friends who set off on an extravagant sailing trip around Australia’s Whitsunday Islands to celebrate graduation. What starts as sun, champagne, and partying quickly turns darker as old rivalries, secrets, and manipulation begin to surface. When one of them disappears in the middle of the night, paranoia spreads through the group as they try to figure out what really happened and who they can trust.
This book definitely has that “everyone has something to hide” vibe, and being stuck together on a yacht adds a great layer of tension. Watching the friendships unravel and secrets spill out kept me curious enough to keep listening on Audible.
Pros:
• The isolated yacht setting was fun and atmospheric it almost felt like a reality-TV-style thriller. I am not sure if it’s a guilty pleasure of mine, but I love claustrophobic atmospheric settings especially when it’s out in nature like the ocean.
• Lots of drama, secrets, and shifting loyalties, which kept the story moving.
• The short chapters and multiple perspectives helped build suspense and made it easy to binge.
• The narration was wonderful which definitely added positively.
Cons:
• Most of the characters are pretty unlikeable, which made it hard to fully connect with anyone.
• The ending felt a little rushed and less impactful than the buildup suggested.
• Some plot points could have used a bit more depth or explanation.
Overall, Mayday was an entertaining thriller, not mind-blowing, but definitely engaging enough to keep me listening. I also feel like the Audible version of this story would be so much better than the physical book.
3.75 ⭐️⭐️⭐️✨
July 21, 2025
For a book full of twists, this one ended with a real doozy! It was interesting having each chapter in a different character's voice and seeing the story from so many different perspectives. It got to the point where I began anticipating hearing what so-and-so thought after ending another chapter.
I liked the mix of characters: blend of genders, nationalities and socioeconomic classes. The author did a pretty good job of keeping each character authentic to their particular place in the group. It seems challenging to take three young women and two young men who have just shared the last four years in the same college lifestyle and make them distinct.
In some ways, I was surprised at the lack of rivalry in certain relationships, but as the story progressed it became more clear that even though they had all shared college life, many of them really did not have intimate ties with each other. They were more situational relationships, which we don't often find in this type of mystery.
Overall, I enjoyed the book, the adventure, the setting and the relationships. I enjoyed the fluctuations that took place and the twists that had alliances changing along the way.
I liked the mix of characters: blend of genders, nationalities and socioeconomic classes. The author did a pretty good job of keeping each character authentic to their particular place in the group. It seems challenging to take three young women and two young men who have just shared the last four years in the same college lifestyle and make them distinct.
In some ways, I was surprised at the lack of rivalry in certain relationships, but as the story progressed it became more clear that even though they had all shared college life, many of them really did not have intimate ties with each other. They were more situational relationships, which we don't often find in this type of mystery.
Overall, I enjoyed the book, the adventure, the setting and the relationships. I enjoyed the fluctuations that took place and the twists that had alliances changing along the way.
September 12, 2025
Audiobook
Brilliantly written and easy listening.
It was easy to visualise each character from the clear descriptions
Loved the name Vivienne La Rue, it rolls of the lips so easily But the same can’t be said of her character.
Vivienne a spoilt rich demanding diva with her boyfriend Hugo, Daniel her wealthy childhood friend and Little Ams her best friend who sees the best in her. And Daniel’s girlfriend Cecelia.
The storyline bounces from each characters personality and life so seamlessly it was easy and compelling to follow. It’s easy to get lost and confused if there are too many characters in a story but Holly Craig had this balanced just right.
The story weaves across the waves through copious amounts of drugs, sex and alcohol, beautiful and well educated individuals set sail on a luxurious yacht. But instead of the exciting trip to the islands around the Whitsundays Vivienne wants to play games, blackmailing her friends into submission.
A suspense story with a murder that happens when you’re not expecting it, that’s so intriguing, I wasn’t expecting a murder to occur at all.
Brilliantly written and easy listening.
It was easy to visualise each character from the clear descriptions
Loved the name Vivienne La Rue, it rolls of the lips so easily But the same can’t be said of her character.
Vivienne a spoilt rich demanding diva with her boyfriend Hugo, Daniel her wealthy childhood friend and Little Ams her best friend who sees the best in her. And Daniel’s girlfriend Cecelia.
The storyline bounces from each characters personality and life so seamlessly it was easy and compelling to follow. It’s easy to get lost and confused if there are too many characters in a story but Holly Craig had this balanced just right.
The story weaves across the waves through copious amounts of drugs, sex and alcohol, beautiful and well educated individuals set sail on a luxurious yacht. But instead of the exciting trip to the islands around the Whitsundays Vivienne wants to play games, blackmailing her friends into submission.
A suspense story with a murder that happens when you’re not expecting it, that’s so intriguing, I wasn’t expecting a murder to occur at all.
August 12, 2025
this suspenseful story gripped me from the first page to the last. all the voice actors did a phenomenal job and really transport you to london and australia, making this likely a more enjoyable listen than read. as a bonus, this was available in the audible library for no additional cost. although the plot is a little too similar to something i have enjoyed from another author before (see: Reckless Girls), i still enjoyed this fresh setting, secretive cast of characters, nonstop blackmail, and mounting tension. this book shines a spotlight on how people can leverage their wealth to control people, pitting them against one another or even forcing them to act out of character in the name of promised favors or prizes. on the contrary, they can use their wealth to threaten people and weaponize their power. there were twists around every corner, and i was ready to watch them crash ashore.
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