Many thanks to NetGalley and Random House | Ballantine | Bantam for gifting me a digital ARC of the sophomore book by Katherine Wood, following her debut Ladykiller, which I enjoyed. All opinions expressed in this review are my own - 4.5 stars rounded up!
Audrey Collet's ex-boyfriend, Tyson, calls after over a decade absence, threatening to expose the secrets in her past unless she helps him figure out who is blackmailing him. Tyson is now a billionaire and lives on St. Barth's in the Caribbean, and has invited all his suspects there for Audrey to help him figure out who's extorting him. Once there, Audrey realizes that everyone has a reason to wish him harm.
I love a good locked room mystery and one set in the Caribbean with private beaches and yachts involved? Sign me up! This book was very well-executed, with glimpses into the past and secrets that Audrey and Tyson share that are threatening to come to the surface. I suspected everyone but was rooting for Audrey throughout the book, although there are plenty of morally-ambiguous threads here. The story was tense from the beginning when a foot shows up in the Everglades to that twisty end I didn't see coming. Perfect for summer reading!
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