Bad Tourists by Caro Carver
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Bad Tourists by Caro Carver

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Bad Tourists

by Caro Carver

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White sand beaches and luxurious villas turn out to be dangerous distractions in this deliciously dark island thriller.

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Synopsis

Three tight-knit friends embark on an extravagant divorce trip to the Maldives where they can unwind and celebrate a new chapter in midlife—until they realize the resort of their dreams is harboring a killer.

Best friends Darcy, Camilla, and Kate escape for a post-divorce retreat in the Maldives, the perfect place to relax, reset, and embrace a fresh start in life. Darcy is learning how to be a free woman at forty-two. Camilla has found the perfect calling as a fitness and wellness influencer with a devoted following. And Kate is finally working on the book she was meant to write after years of telling other people’s stories.

Their dream getaway? The exclusive and isolated Sapphire Island Resort. With luxurious private villas, crystal-clear waters, and sun-drenched white sand beaches, relaxation is guaranteed. But this is no ordinary friendship, and they’re not the only guests on the island with secrets. Who left the body on the beach—and who’s next?

A propulsive and deliciously dark tale about female friendship, loyalty, and lies, Bad Tourists is a white-hot thriller from the first page to its mind-blowing finish.

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This book contains scenes that depict domestic abuse.

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Bad Tourists

We’ll begin with the Indian Ocean. Night has transformed its ultramarine waters to shades of bruise, a navy lick shimmering with the reflections of a billion dead things. Stars, in other words, for dead things can also be beautiful.

Like the body in the water, bleeding into the reef. Even in death, the man is beautiful—especially so, his black hair visited by yellow and silver fish, severed tissues billowing in the current, as though he were an oceanic element. A rare anemone. Everything is more graceful underwater. Even murder is a ballet.

Night brings predators here. There won’t be much left by morning, the human distinction of his corpse erased. Unsuspecting resort guests might take a kayak out, its fiberglass belly slicing over a dark secret.

I relish the thought of that. The drama that lies in the possibility of discovery. It’s a gift of sorts, a sudden treasure I can reward myself with again and again.

All it takes is the flick of a knife.

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Famous Last Words
The Boyfriend
Count My Lies
First Lie Wins
King of Ashes
The Man Made of Smoke
A Talent for Murder
Beautiful Ugly
One Perfect Couple
Like Mother, Like Daughter
Retreat
Kill for Me, Kill for You
Bad Tourists
Murder Road
Daughter of Mine
The Fury
The Soulmate
The Only One Left
Dark Corners
Blacktop Wasteland
All the Dangerous Things
The Broken Girls
We Were Never Here
The Golden Couple
The Stranger Upstairs
Gone Tonight
Too Good to Be True
You Are Not Alone
Rock Paper Scissors
Not a Happy Family
A Flicker in the Dark
Reckless Girls
The House Across the Lake
The Maidens
You're Invited
The Last Party
Sharp Objects
None of This Is True
The Silent Patient
The Family Upstairs
Girl A
The Hunting Wives
Just Another Missing Person
First Born
Breathless
You Belong Here
Forget Me Not
59 Minutes
Where He Left Me
Anatomy of an Alibi
The First Time I Saw Him
My Husband’s Wife
It’s Not Her
The Exes
Her Last Breath
Nothing Tastes as Good