I would give this book 100 stars if I could. I loved it!

Lucy a Clarke is an extraordinarily talented writer. She comes up with clever, intricate plots, uses suspense and tension to the max, and yet, she writes the most beautiful prose. The places she describes are alive and real, and she makes you want to visit them.

In this book, Bea is a model on a photoshoot in Marrakesh. But she’s tired with modelling. It was never her life choice. So she quits. Walks out, leaves the hotel with all her belongings packed in her rucksack, and walks. Just walks. And then she finds herself being followed by two men as she enters a deserted alleyway. One of the men steals her bag, the other is about to assault her. Enter: Marnie. A chain of events begins that Bea is unable to stop. She goes to stay with Marnie at her B&B, The Surf House. It's all magical to begin with.

Until a new guest, Seth, arrives and starts asking questions about his sister, Savannah, who he hasn’t heard from in nearly a year. What happened to her? Why does everybody clam up when her name is mentioned? A fantastic sun-plot unfolds. It’s fabulous. Really.

There is nothing I didn’t like about this book. Lucy Clarke’s writing seems so easy and seamless. I could read her all day long. Oh, wait. I did read her all day long.

Psychological thriller lovers. People who enjoy location mysteries. The descriptions of the ocean and the little villages are first class.

Everything! The easy way Lucy Clarke paints her landscapes is captivating. And her plots are so clever.

Read another Lucy Clarke. Or, maybe all of her books once again.

Captivated. Intrigued. In awe. Entertained.

Lucy Clarke. From Amazon: "Sunday Times bestseller, Lucy Clarke, is the author of eight destination thrillers, which include Waterstones Thriller of the Month, The Castaways, and Richard and Judy Book Club pick, One of the Girls. Lucy’s novels have sold over a million copies in the UK alone and are published in over twenty territories worldwide.

No Escape has been filmed as a major international TV series for Paramount+ due for release in 2023, and three further novels are currently in development for screen.

When Lucy isn’t away on research trips (her favourite part of the job!), she can be found writing from a beach hut on the south coast of England. She lives with her husband and their two children."

It's fantastic!

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