After the Storm
The Holiday
Do Not Become Alarmed
Tomorrow There Will Be SunHistorical novel set around ENGLAND (Birmingham)
Five great books about exotic holiday locations where things really do not go well…..
21st November 2019
Five great books about exotic holiday locations where things really do not go well.
Perhaps it started with iconic novel The Beach by Alex Garland, young people living the communal life in Thailand, when it all goes terribly wrong. As readers we don’t seem to be able to get enough of drama and danger in our reading material, especially if the location is exotic! So we chose 5 great books that will engross and transport…
After the Storm by Jane Lythell set in Belize, Caribbean, Honduras, Roatán
TripFiction called it “..edgy, dark and heady…”
Some secrets destroy you.
Rob and Anna have only just met Owen and Kim. Now they’ve boarded their handsome old boat to travel to a far off island in the Caribbean.
With only the four of them on board, it should be paradise: lazy afternoons spent snorkelling; long nights enjoying the silence and solitude of the sea.
But ten days is a long time to spend with strangers. Especially when one of them carries a secret.
The Holiday by T M Logan, set in the Hérault, France
Seven days. Three families. One killer.
It was supposed to be the perfect holiday, dreamed up by Kate as the ideal way to turn 40: four best friends and their husbands and children in a luxurious villa under the blazing sunshine of Languedoc-Roussillon.
But there is trouble in paradise. Kate suspects that her husband is having an affair, and that the other woman is one of her best friends.
One of these women is willing to sacrifice years of friendship and destroy her family. But which one? As Kate closes in on the truth in the stifling Mediterranean heat, she realises too late that the stakes are far higher than she ever imagined.
Because someone in the villa is prepared to kill to keep their secret hidden.
Do Not Become Alarmed by Maile Meloy, set in Central America
When Liv and Nora decide to take their husbands and children on a holiday cruise, everyone is thrilled. The ship’s comforts and possibilities seem infinite. But when they all go ashore in beautiful Central America, a series of minor mishaps lead the families further from the ship’s safety.
One minute the children are there, and the next they’re gone.
What follows is a heart-racing story told from the perspectives of the adults and the children, as the distraught parents – now turning on one another and blaming themselves – try to recover their children and their shattered lives.
Tomorrow There Will Be Sun by Dana Reinhardt, set in Puerto Vallarta
Two families arrive in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, for a once-in-a-lifetime vacation. Jenna has organized the trip to celebrate her husband’s fiftieth birthday–she’s been looking forward to it for months. She’s sure everything is going to be just perfect–and the margarita refills delivered by the house staff certainly don’t hurt, either. What could go wrong?
Yet as the families settle into their vacation routines, their best friends suddenly seem like annoying strangers, and even Jenna’s reliable husband, Peter, is sharing clandestine phone calls with someone–but who? Jenna’s teenage daughter, Clem, is spending an awful lot of time with Malcolm, whose questionable rep got him expelled from school. Jenna’s dream of the ultimate celebration begins to crack and eventually crumbles completely, leaving her wondering whom she can trust, and whether her privileged life is about to be changed forever.
The Honeymoon by Tina Seskis, set in the Maldives
There’s trouble in paradise . . .
For as long as she can remember, Jemma has been planning the perfect honeymoon. A fortnight’s retreat to a five-star resort in the Maldives, complete with luxury villas, personal butlers and absolute privacy.
It should be paradise. But it’s turned into a nightmare.
Because the man Jemma married a week ago has just disappeared from the island without a trace. And now her perfect new life is vanishing just as quickly before her eyes.
After everything they’ve been through together, how can this be happening? Is there anyone on the island who Jemma can trust? And above all – where has her husband gone?
BONUS BOOKS
The High Season by Judy Blundell, set in the Hamptons
The Vacationers by Emma Straub, set in Mallorca
Siracusa by Delia Ephron, set in Syracuse and Rome
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