3.5 stars

Three couples, Angie and Barry; Ed and Sue; and Dave and Marina, meet while on vacation in Sarasota, Florida. Bonding over being Brits in America, the couples become “vacation friends,” with the mindset that they will probably never see one another again when they return to England. However, on their last day in Florida a young girl is kidnapped, bonding the couples together. All three couples are hiding something, and when they return to England their “friendship,” continues. When another girl goes missing closer to home, it’s apparent that one of the three is involved.

Rush of Blood switches back and forth between the varying couples’ POV. None of them are likable and there is enough shade thrown on everyone involved that I was constantly changing my mind about who was guilty. At a certain point, I found things dragging and just wanted to get on with it! Overall, entertaining read.

Three British couples meet while on vacation in Florida and form a comfortable friendship. On the last night of their vacation a young girl (unrelated to any of them) goes missing. Needless to say they are all interviewed as possible witnesses to her disappearance and ultimately return to Britain. They meet from time to time at dinner parties at each other's homes and inevitably the young girl's disappearance comes up for conversation-given that it seemed to be unsettling to all of them-especially after the discovery that the child was murdered. It is widely believed that the perpetrator was one of them but the truth doesn't come out til the end. Along the way we learn more about the couples' lives. This is a good but not great who-dun-it.

a twist at the end of this book - a great thriller from an author who never disapoints

Three British couples meet around the pool of their Florida holiday and very quickly become friends. On the last day of the holiday tragedy strikes. The 14 year old daughter of an American holidaymaker goes missing, her body is found floating in the mangroves.

Once the shocked couples return to the UK they remain in contact and over fraught dinner parties they get to know one another better. But they don't always like what they find buried beneath the apparently normal exteriors.

Then a second girl goes missing close to where all 3 couples live. Is one of these 6 individuals holding a dark secret?

This is a standalone novel from the International bestselling author. It's its pace set I was on a race before bedtime to finish this book. If you have not read any of Mark Billingham's books I highly recommend that you do.

I would like to thank NetGalley, Grove Atlantic and the author Mark Billingham for my ARC in exchange for an honest review.