Published by Bookouture
Publication Date 1st March 2023
Book Description:
The perfect holiday or the perfect nightmare…
I sit sipping champagne in the warm water, bubbles frothing around me as I admire the breath-taking view of gorgeous blue skies and mountains. I can’t believe I’m here, at this stunning holiday home. It’s to die for…
My best friend and her husband have invited me and my family to their lakeside property for the weekend, to experience their luxury lifestyle. I’m not envious of their wealth, although I know my husband Ryan is. All I want is to escape from our recent troubles and get my marriage back on track.
Then I overhear Ryan having a whispered conversation late one evening, and he says something that sends a shiver down my spine. In this beautiful paradise my whole world is turned upside down.
Just when I think things can’t get any worse, I discover a second secret. The truth is even more shocking than I imagine, and now I have no idea who to trust.
This was meant to be the perfect holiday, but someone isn’t going to survive it…
My Thoughts:
Kim and Nicola have been friends since their schooldays. Unfortunately, their partners don't rub along quite so well. Kim's husband Lewis is a successful business owner which brings with it a whole host of wonderful luxuries such as the woodland retreat in Scotland where the foursome are taking their children for a long weekend break. Nicola is looking forward to a nice relaxing break with her bestie, while Ryan is just hoping to get through the trip without thumping the arrogant Lewis on the jaw. The whole atmosphere changes though when an overheard conversation drops the biggest bombshell possible on the group - but who knows what, and is anyone going to act on the knowledge they have?
The chapters are quite short and punchy, my only criticism was the "suspenseful cliffhanger" written at the end of the majority of these chapters I found to be quite annoying and unnecessary. There was sufficient information given without being spoon-fed how I was expected to be thinking.
Overall, the book was an easy read, maybe a little unbelievable in parts but I enjoyed trying to predict how the different players would react as the facts gradually became known to them. I felt sorry for the younger members of the families as their parents made some questionable decisions, but the author could have opted for worse outcomes for them, so I was content with how things concluded.
If you've not read Daniel's work before this is a great example of his writing style and his back catalogue should keep you busy for some time!
About the Author:
Daniel Hurst was born in the northwest of England, a part of the world famous for its comedians, pasties and terrible weather. He has been employed in several glamorous roles in his lifetime, including bartending, shelf stacking and procurement administration, all while based in some of the most exotic places on the planet, like Bolton, Preston and South London.
Since following his lifelong passion for writing in 2020, he has amassed a loyal and devoted set of readers, and regularly has several books in the top 100 of the Psychological Thriller Charts on Amazon. His title The Passenger became the #1 selling psychological thriller in the UK in October 2021.
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