Deep Water
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3.8 • 21 Ratings
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- £4.99
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- £4.99
Publisher Description
Pre-order Eye of the Beholder, a modern reimagining of Hitchcock's classic Vertigo, coming from Emma Bamford in July 2024.
'Powered by a subtle, ominous tension. I loved this book’ LEE CHILD
‘Paradise never felt so sinister’ RUTH WARE
Lies can be buried... Secrets always come to the surface
Amarante is paradise...
An uninhabited, unspoilt island somewhere in the Indian Ocean.
Only those who know it exists can find it.
But paradise comes with a price...
Virginie and Jake sail to Amarante for their honeymoon, but they are not alone.
They have to adjust to life on the island with five strangers.
And not everyone will live to tell the tale…
Dark secrets surface and their dream abruptly turns into a nightmare.
Removed from society, they find out what they’re truly capable of.
‘An incredible debut’ B A PARIS
‘Suspenseful, evocative and beautifully written, I devoured it’ L V MATTHEWS
‘That most exciting psychological thriller in which the darkest dangers lurk in a suspicious mind and a guilty heart’ A J FINN
‘Gripping and pacy... A perfect summer read’ IMRAN MAHMOOD
‘A debut thriller that unfolds with the inexorable force of a nightmare, and an object lesson in why some paradises should stay lost’ JOHN CONNOLLY
'Deep Water had me gripped. I loved the subtle, sinister sense of tension that built through the book, and the fascinating cast of characters Emma Bamford brought together on idyllic Amarante. Such an accomplished debut' BETH O'LEARY
'It had me completely hooked! I could literally feel the sand between my toes and taste the salt in the air. An amazing and evocative atmosphere of paradise that quickly turns sinister! A must summer read for all crime fans' VICKI BRADLEY
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
At the start of Bamford's outstanding debut, a Royal Malaysian Navy captain is alerted to a yacht in distress in the Indian Ocean, "one thousand nautical miles from land in any direction." On board are a London couple—badly injured Jake Selkirk and his wife, Virginie Durand, who keeps repeating "I killed them" as she relates their nightmare journey. Newlyweds Jake and Virginie invested their life savings in a sailboat to visit exotic lands on an idyllic years-long honeymoon. They had planned to first visit Thailand until they heard about Amarante, a tiny, remote island with unspoiled beaches—"pure nothing, and yet everything." Jake and Virginie aren't alone when they reach Amarante—Pete and Stella, a nice Canadian couple, and Roly, an old salt from Australia, are already there in their respective boats. They're soon joined by the mysterious Vitor and his standoffish girlfriend, Teresa. The near paradise's isolation brings out people's worst behavior, including betrayal, jealousy, and violence. This suspenseful high seas adventure moves briskly, delivering evocative, tense scenes on and under the water. Thriller fans will eagerly await Bamford's next.
