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The Beach Party

The Beach Party

Summary

'Bound to be the hit thriller of the summer!' T. M. Logan, The Holiday

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Six friends.
The holiday of their dreams.

One night that changed it all . . .

1989: The tunes are loud and the clothes are louder when a group of friends arrives in Mallorca for a post-graduation holiday of decadence and debauchery at a luxury villa.

A beach party marks the pinnacle of their fun, until it isn't fun any longer. Because amidst the wild partying - sand flying from dancing feet and revellers leaping from yachts - an accident happens. Suddenly, the night of a lifetime becomes a living nightmare.

Now: The truth about that summer has been collectively buried. But someone knows what happened that night.

And they want the friends to pay for what they did.

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'Thrilling, twisting and gloriously '80s' Chris Whitaker, We Begin at the End

'Sun-soaked and fast-paced, the perfect holiday page turner' Ellery Lloyd, The Club

'Deliciously gripping and twisty' Shalini Boland, The Secret Mother

'Sizzling with suspense, the perfect summer read' B. A. Paris, Behind Closed Doors

Reviews

  • Prepare to be utterly seduced by this gloriously immersive summer read. Secrets, revelations and twists aplenty!
    Lesley Kara, author of The Rumour

About the author

Nikki Smith

Nikki Smith worked in finance before applying to the Curtis Brown Creative writing course in a 'now or never' moment. She has written four books since - All In Her Head, Look What You Made Me Do, The Beach Party and The Guests - and is co-host on the In Suspense podcast. She lives near Guildford with her husband and two daughters.
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