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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 cast: 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.

©2025 Holly Craig (P)2025 Audible Ltd. Psychological Thriller & Suspense Exciting
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What a great thriller! And addictive. I couldn’t stop listening! My new fave author, when’s the next book out?! I was totally hooked and wanted to see what the characters would do next.

Addictive!

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The story was really good overall. A bit confusing to follow sometimes as each chapter was based on each characters point of view at different points through the story. It’s a good way of writing a book I think and I did manage to keep up with it in the end. I thought that the way everyone’s lives were into woven and how gradually the floors in each personality were revealed was really well thought out. I think you could see where this was going fairly early on but was just a case of how everything turned out. Ultimately, I do think they should have been caught for what they did. No spoiler alerts here!

Young stock up rich kids having a good time but completely floored ultimately and who should’ve been caught for what they did!

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I wouldn’t have wanted to pay for this title, but as a freebie it was worth a listen. Fairly original and good pace.

Good for a freebie

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What a fun setup but oh my god what a disappointment at the end.

***mild spoilers***


It telegraphs a twist that never happens, sets up a dramatic finale that never delivers. I was shouting at it by the end

Damp squib

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The story was gripping, I wanted to keep listening to it to find out what happened, I thought it was cleverly done with all the different actors for the different characters. A very good listen

Gripping

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