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The Beach Party

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Six friends.
The holiday of their dreams.
One night that changed it all . . .

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1989: The tunes are loud and the clothes are louder when a group of friends arrives in Mallorca for a post-graduation holiday of decadence and debauchery at a luxury villa.

A beach party marks the pinnacle of their fun, until it isn't fun any longer. Because amidst the wild partying - sand flying from dancing feet and revellers leaping from yachts - an accident happens. Suddenly, the night of a lifetime becomes a living nightmare.

Now: The truth about that summer has been collectively buried. But someone knows what happened that night.

And they want the friends to pay for what they did.

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PRAISE FOR NIKKI SMITH

'A twist that will make you feel like you've been hit by an express train' S Magazine

'Gripping and twisty, with real heart' LAURA MARSHALL

'Clever, impressive and instantly gripping . . . Surprising twists will make your head spin in the build up to a moving yet chilling finale' Daily Express

©2023 Nikki Smith (P)2023 Penguin Audio

Critics Review

Prepare to be utterly seduced by this gloriously immersive summer read. Secrets, revelations and twists aplenty!
Lesley Kara, author of The Rumour
It's only 5th January and I'm pretty sure I've just finished one of the best thrillers I'll read this year
Emma Curtis, author of One Little Mistake
With a to-die-for setting and elegant prose, this scorcher is a must-have holiday read
Fiona Cummins, author of When I Was Ten
Propulsive read which delivers a real punch. Coercive friendships in '89 and now are dissected with skill by Nikki Smith in this cautionary tale. I could not look away!
Amanda Reynolds, author of Close to Me
A truly gripping tale packed with sun, secrets, toxic allegiances and shocking revelations, this novel is sure to grace many a sunlounger this summer
Caz Frear, author of Sweet Little Lies
Perfect reading for a sun lounger
Daily Mail
Author Nikki Smith
Narrator Montserrat Lombard
Duration 8 hours and 57 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9780241999462
Format Audiobook
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Genre Crime and mystery fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction, Psychological thriller
Availability AU, GB, IE

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