Beach Thriller
A Novel
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- £10.99
Publisher Description
The ultimate summer suspense novel is perfect for beach read lovers everywhere!
Some people lose themselves in a novel. Others lose everything.
Holly Sinclair, a struggling author, is dead broke. After being evicted from her New York apartment, she returns to her family’s dilapidated beach house in coastal New England with one urgent goal: write a book that sells. Fast.
Reinventing herself won’t be easy, but the old seaside town offers a few unexpected allies. Gail, a driven local Realtor, introduces her to a charming handyman who can help her get back on her feet. Serena, the town psychic, offers encouragement and an unsettling warning about danger ahead. And Jade, a teen runaway, is hiding out in Holly’s attic and desperately needs a safe place to land.
Holly takes Jade in, and soon the girl finds work with the powerful Carmichael family. Their dynasty has faded, but their connection to Holly’s past is darker than she wants to remember. Their secrets could put both women at risk.
Not everyone is glad to see Holly return. Someone in town is watching her every move. The Watcher knows something Holly doesn’t. The past may be a foggy echo, but it’s close enough to come rushing in with the tide.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Day (The Lake Escape) delivers an underwhelming standalone about a woman haunted by her sister's death. Struggling author Holly Sinclair returns to Beauport, Mass., after 18 years away to take possession of the house she's inherited from her recently deceased mother. Despite the scenic beachfront location, Holly only elects to move in out of financial desperation—for her, Beauport is primarily the site of her sister Anna's unsolved murder. Serena, a medium and one of Holly's few confidants in town, convinces Holly to join her in communicating with Anna from beyond the grave. They make contact, only for Anna to warn Holly that she's in danger. Then a frightened Holly discovers a squatter in her attic: Jade, a teenage runaway who has been secretly reading Holly's unfinished roman à clef, Beach Thriller, which is about Anna's death. As Holly takes Jade in and continues to chip away at the novel, chapters following a character identified as "The Watcher," who may or may not be Anna's killer, raise the stakes. Unfortunately, Day's characters feel paper-thin and suspense is in short supply. This is nothing special. Agents: Meg Ruley and Rebecca Scherer, Jane Rotrosen Agency.
