The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton is a twisty, inventive thriller set on a remote, dystopian island where a murder occurs and a small group of people must solve it amidst the strange and dangerous environment. The story follows a series of escalating mysteries, with eerie fog, enigmatic characters,…
Category: Beach
The Battle of the Bookshops
Jules Capelthorne returns to her seaside hometown to save her great-aunt’s beloved, century-old bookshop from closure. Only to find a shiny new rival has opened directly across the street, run by Roman Montbeau, the insufferable son of a family that’s feuded with hers for years. With the shop’s future on the line, Jules must navigate…
The Amalfi Curse
We just booked our trip to Italy for a wedding and so of course I had to read an Italy story this weekend. Set against the dazzling coastline of Positano, The Amalfi Cure follows Haven Ambrose, a daring nautical archaeologist searching for a hidden cache of gemstones her late father once glimpsed beneath the sea….
The Love Haters
Huge KC fan, Huge! & she certainly delivers with her upcoming release, The Love Hater. Katie is faking, it until she makes it. As a video producer, she’s on the potential chopping block as her company looks to reorganize. When her boss offers her a job filming an advertisement for the Coast Guard, she jumps…
Look in the Mirror
Nina, a British professor, has recently buried her father. While going through his things she finds that he’s left her a house in the British Virgin Islands. Having never known about the house, she heads out to see what other secrets she can unearth about her father through the home. Maria, on the other hand…
The Wedding People
When a newly divorced university professor ends up being the only guest at the Cromwell Inn not a part of the wedding slated for the week. Her last-minute booking, gets her mistaken as a part of the wedding crowd, and soon she finds herself accompanying the bride and the rest of the bridal party, as…
One Perfect Couple
An atmospheric thriller with nods to Agatha Christi, One Perfect Couple follows a group of reality show contestants as their scripts get cancelled and they’re forced to admit the reality of being stuck on an island. Lyla and Nico are in a rut both job wise and where their relationship is concerned. When Nico gets…
Dark Corners
A note before I get into my review: while this is technically the second in a series, this can absolutely be read as a standalone. There are a few references to The Night Swim, and both stories feature Rachel Krall, but the stories themselves are separate. Honestly, I didn’t even realize this was technically a…
Bad Summer People
It’s summer time on Fire Island, where New York’s elite spend the summer season. From memorial til labor day, they descend upon the island to get away from their busy lives. With a routine of cocktail parties and tennis matches, the islanders quiet summer turns chaotic when a body is discovered. Who on the island…