Six friends.
Rachel and Noah have been friends since they met at university. While they once thought that they might be something more, now, twenty years later, they are each happily married to other people, Jack and Paige respectively. Jack’s brother Will is getting married, to the dazzling, impulsive Ali, and the group of six travel to Portugal for their destination weekend.
Three couples.
As they arrive at a gorgeous villa perched on a cliff-edge, overlooking towering waves that crash on the famous surfing beaches below at Nazaré, they try to settle into a weekend of fun. While Rachel is looking forward to getting to know her future sister-in-law Ali better, Ali can’t help but rub many of the group up the wrong way: Rachel’s best friend Paige thinks Ali is attention-seeking and childish, and while Jack is trying to support his brother Will’s choice of wife, he is also finding plenty to disagree with Noah about.
One fatal misunderstanding . . .
But when Rachel discovers something about Ali that she can hardly believe, everything changes. As the wedding weekend unfolds, the secrets each of them hold begin to spill, and friendships and marriages threaten to unravel. Soon, jumping to conclusions becomes the difference between life and death.
REVIEW: Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the advanced ready copy of this book in exchange for a review. I have been reading and raving about this author since her debut novel back in 2018. I have loved every single thing that she has written and I have got to say this was the best one yet! The opening prologue sucks you in immediately and you can't stop until you know everything!! The combination of personalities between this group of "friends" is instantly intriguing and you just know there are so many secrets and lies hidden below the surface. The pacing and little cookie crumbs of information is perfect as the story develops. I was so nervous the whole time waiting for the climax of the story. This was another 5 star read from Jones with amazing twists and an incredible ending.
Publication Date: August 3, 2021