This trip was meant to save our marriage. Instead it will destroy everything...
To celebrate my special birthday, my husband and I have returned to the beautiful Greek island village where we spent our honeymoon. As the boat pulls in to the harbour, I feel hope rise in my heart. The white houses, the blue doors, the brilliant turquoise of the sea, are just as I remember. If two weeks in this paradise won't fix our marriage, nothing will.
But then the next day a boat arrives, full of my friends and family. My grown-up children jump on to the shore, grinning and holding balloons. My husband beams at me and says, "Surprise!"
I can't believe it. It was meant to be just the two of us. This was my chance to confess what I've been hiding for years, the truth that will change everything.
Now I'm surrounded by all the people I've been desperate to escape, all the secrets I've been pretending I don't know. I force a smile on to my face, but inside I want to kill my husband.
But even after my party ended in disaster, I didn't expect anyone to die...
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'Help'. Please don't let her be the next one to die. (PROLOGUE, MONDAY)
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(@bookouture, 28 June 2024, e-galley, 319 pages, ARC from the publisher, via @NetGalley_UK, Blog Tour 28 June)
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This is a new author for me. I really enjoyed The Surprise Party. I loved the fact the book is set in Greece, somewhere I've always wanted to visit. A compelling thriller set in Greece, yes please! I found the premise very intriguing. What secrets did Eve want to reveal? I couldn't wait to find out. And who is Poppy, the sinister figure in the background who might threaten everything? The chapters alternate between Eve and Poppy's point of view. The chapters don't name what character the point of view is from but it didn't take much effort to work out whose head you were in. The book takes a while to get going but I found it so compelling and well-written I kept reading to connect the dots. I'd recommend this.
