A Book A Week

Without her home in New York, Holly is forced to return to her family's seaside cottage in Beauport, Massachusetts. It's been twenty years since she was last there, for good reason. She still can't escape the guilt surrounding her sister's death and blames herself for what happened. But now, faced with returning to the place that has haunted her for all this time and desperate for a story, Holly decides to do something she never imagined she would. She writes about her past.

From the shadows, someone else is watching Holly's every move. They know what really happened all those years ago. And they're determined to make sure those secrets never see the light of day.

Beach Thriller is everything I want from a summer read. The pace is brisk, the twists are plentiful, and the characters are packed with dramatic secrets and selfish motivations. It reads like a cross between a soap opera and a reality television show, and that's precisely what makes it so much fun. Jaime Day never takes the story too seriously, blending suspense with just enough humor to keep everything entertaining even as the drama escalates.

Sure, this isn't the most profound novel I've ever read, but that's not really what Day is aiming for. Instead, he delivers exactly what the title promises. Beach Thriller is a twisty, escapist thriller tailor-made for summer afternoons. I certainly enjoyed racing through the pages while sitting by the water, and I suspect many other readers will too.

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