There were lots of twists and turns throughout and well developed characters. Would recommend

Thank you to Sarah Goodwin, NetGalley and Avon Books UK for the arc of this book.

With many thanks to Avon Books and Maddie Dunne Kirby for this early access arc and I am leaving this unbiased review voluntarily

What I love about Sarah Goodwin is not only her ability to draw the reader in but to keep drawing them in throughout the book. Set on a luxury yacht in a ‘locked room’ style mystery, which yes has been done before but this one has an unpredictable ending giving it a great edge to the story. As always with this author the descriptive narrative is sublime and the tension in the latter part is brilliantly executed. A very enjoyable page turner

A group of friends party the night away on a yaught, but the next day they find themselves drifting out to sea with no way back... Can they survive or will their secrets and dislike for each other tear them apart? A tense and chilling thriller that keeps you turning the pages. Great!

I've read a number of 'locked room' type thrillers recently - they seem to be growing exponentially! I was getting a bit bored of them however I was offered the chance to read this ARC and I never say no to an offer like that.

Overall, this was a good read. Six main characters, all with good depth and well developed, are stranded on the yacht. However, despite being long time friends, it is quickly evident there is a level of toxicity here which leads to a very fraught time at sea.

I don't want to say too much more for fear of spoilers however it was an enjoyable read.

Thanks to Netgalley and Avon Books for an ARC in exchange for an honest review