High Season
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Publisher Description
Never speak of that summer.
"Propulsive, escapist, and sharp." —Emily Layden, author of Once More from the Top
On a beautiful summer’s night twenty years ago, troubled seventeen-year-old Tamara Drayton was found floating face-down in the pool of her family’s idyllic mansion in the south of France, leaving her twin brother, golden-boy Blake, to pick up the pieces of their shattered family.
Also left behind was their sister Nina who, at six years old, became the youngest person ever to testify in a French murder trial. Because she’s the only one who saw what happened—who watched as her babysitter, Josie Jackson, pushed Tamara under the water, and held her there until she stopped breathing.
Didn’t she? Twenty years later, Nina's memories have faded, leaving her with no idea of what really transpired that night. When a new true crime documentary about her sister’s murder is announced, Nina thinks this might be her chance to finally find out.
But the truth always comes at a cost. Who will pay the price?
Set over two unforgettable summers two decades apart, High Season is a dark, tense exploration of the nature of memory, the enduring power of truth, and all the gray areas in between.
A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
A witness fears that her flawed memories convicted an innocent woman in this gripping mystery. Nina Drayton testified at her sister’s murder trial—something no child should ever have to do. But 20 years later, she’s gripped by the fear that she accidentally ruined the life of her once-beloved nanny, Josie. Katie Bishop, author of the novel The Girls of Summer, sets her sophomore stunner in the posh, steamy French riviera. The locale lets her masterfully build tension, as she contrasts the daily struggles of the area’s townies with the unmitigated opulence of its seasonal socialites. Narrator Alix Dunmore keeps things clear as this tale jumps between several storytellers throughout the past and present. High Season is a suspenseful listen about what happens when one person’s imperfect memory threatens to upend everyone’s lives.
