Deep Water
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3.3
Emma Bamford
'Powered by a subtle, ominous tension. I loved this book’ LEE CHILD‘Paradise never felt so sinister’ RUTH WARELies can be buried... Secrets always come to the surfaceAmarante is paradise... An uninhabited, unspoilt island somewhere in the Indian Ocean. Only those who know it exists can find it. But paradise comes with a price... Virginie and Jake sail to Amarante for their honeymoon, but they are not alone. They have to adjust to life on the island with five strangers. And not everyone will live to tell the tale… Dark secrets surface and their dream abruptly turns into a nightmare. Removed from society, they find out what they’re truly capable of.‘An incredible debut’ B A PARIS‘Suspenseful, evocative and beautifully written, I devoured it’ L V MATTHEWS‘That most exciting psychological thriller in which the darkest dangers lurk in a suspicious mind and a guilty heart’ A J FINN‘Gripping and pacy... A perfect summer read’ IMRAN MAHMOOD‘A debut thriller that unfolds with the inexorable force of a nightmare, and an object lesson in why some paradises should stay lost’ JOHN CONNOLLY'Deep Water had me gripped. I loved the subtle, sinister sense of tension that built through the book, and the fascinating cast of characters Emma Bamford brought together on idyllic Amarante. Such an accomplished debut' BETH O'LEARY'It had me completely hooked! I could literally feel the sand between my toes and taste the salt in the air. An amazing and evocative atmosphere of paradise that quickly turns sinister! A must summer read for all crime fans' VICKI BRADLEY
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Author
Emma Bamford
Pages
400
Publisher
Simon & Schuster UK
Published Date
2022-07-07
ISBN
1398504580 9781398504585
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"⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2 I wanted to read this because it sounded so similar to one of my favorite books, The Beach. And yes there are similarities but this one was just ok. In The Beach there was this constant sense of tension even just during descriptive passages. With this one you don’t get much of that until closer to the end but even then it’s minimal. If you’re looking for twisty this isn’t it. There’s no deeper mystery beyond discovering what happened through the flashback story, which was no surprise."
Sher Free✌️
"Couldn’t finish it. Just felt like it was really lagging "
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Kayla Miekley
"I'm so glad I won this in a Goodreads Giveaway! I have one singular complaint about this book, and it revolves around the very line in the copy that got me to enter the giveaway: "It's all my fault. I killed them."<br/><br/>Now, did this do its job in getting me to pick up this book? Yes, it did. Is it a bit misleading? Yes, it is. All Bamford needed to do was tweak it slightly: "They're dead. It's all my fault." Technically speaking, murder was not committed. However, the way in which the people she is referring to die is interesting enough on its own! It doesn't need to be described under the guise of murder for the reader to get invested in the story. Maybe I'm splitting hairs. After all, it got me to read it. <br/><br/>That aside, this book kept me guessing and kept me on my toes. I tend to shy away from water-themed thrillers because they tap into a primal fear I'd rather not face head-on, but this one was <i>good</i> and I got out the other side untraumatized. Highly recommend!"
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Kayla Randolph