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The Island

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What to expect

The gripping new thriller from the Sunday Times bestseller!

‘Brilliantly escapist in every way’ Editor’s Choice, The Bookseller

The perfect escape, or the perfect trap?

When a select group of influencers and journalists receive an exclusive invitation to a luxury resort in the Maldives, it seems like the ultimate press trip.

But when the island is cut off during a storm and people start dying, it looks like someone has murder in mind.

Are the guests really who they seem to be, or does each one of them have a secret to hide?

Something they would kill for?

Lose yourself in the latest twisty page-turner from the queen of glamorous crime, Catherine Cooper.

Love for The Island:

‘An eerily perfect location but paradise turns into a claustrophobic nightmare … An absolute page-turner’ Michelle Frances

‘Cooper’s darkest, most devious thriller yet. Utterly unputdownable!’ A.A. Chaudhuri

'I love Catherine Cooper's wonderfully twisty destination mysteries. Appointment reading in my thriller calendar' Barnaby Walter

‘Fizzing with tension – I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough’ Lucy Martin

‘The queen of luxurious crime does it again! I was totally gripped throughout’ Sophie Flynn

‘Murder has never been so glamorous! … fast, thrilling, fun’ Barbara Copperthwaite

‘My favourite Catherine Cooper read yet! An absolute page-turner of a thriller’ JM Hewitt

‘A great cast of characters … a fantastic luxury beach setting and a twisty plot all make for a fabulous read’ Joy Kluver

‘It is the ultimate beach read – I loved it!’ Emily Freud

'Skulduggery, secrets and sly ways to bump someone off … fasten your seatbelt for your visit to The Island. It's going to be a thrilling, bumpy ride!' Penny Batchelor

‘Luxury, murder and 90's nostalgia, The Island has it all! An addictive page turner with a fast-moving plot and brilliant cast of nefarious characters’ Sarah Clarke-Wareham

‘I inhaled The Island. This is Catherine Cooper’s best yet! … I dare you to pick it up and try to put it down before you’re finished’ Rachel Wolf

Critics Review

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u2018With lots of suspects and a couple of characters who youu2019ll love to hate, this is an entertaining whodunnitu2019 RED

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u2018A slick readu2019 Best

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u2018This slick and easy-to-read tale of long-awaited revenge is brilliantly escapist in every wayu2019 The Bookseller Editoru2019s Choice

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u2018The perfect destination thriller to accompany you on far flung travels u2013 just make sure you keep an eye on your fellow travellers, as Cooper will leave you feeling you wonu2019t know who to trustu2019 Lizzy Barber

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u2018I got swept up in this book u2026 an absolute page-turner. Would highly recommend!u2019 Helen Cooper

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u2018A cracking plot, deftly executed with a killer twist. Truly excellentu2019 Marion Todd

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u2018Kept me guessing right up until the end u2026 Contemporary fiction at its bestu2019 Katy Brent

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u2018No one is safe under the sunu2019 Jaqueline Sutherland

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u2018This brilliant destination thriller will hook you in, whether youu2019re on a sunny island or your sofau2019 Fabulous (Sun on Sunday)

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u2018Grippingu2019 BELLA

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u2018If you like your thrillers glossy with a side of melodrama, this is huge amounts of funu2019 HEAT

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u2018Agatha Christie meets the glamour of apres-skiu2019 SUNDAY TIMES STYLE

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u2018u2018An intense, claustrophobic thrilleru2019 HEAT

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u2018A brilliant book with a twist you wonu2019t see comingu2019 BELLA

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u2018A great, pacy read fans of Lucy Foley will loveu2019 FABULOUS

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u2018Atmospheric and suspensefulu2019 WOMANu2019S WEEKLY

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u2018A striking debut u2013 the ultimate winter read!u2019 FRANCE MAGAZINE

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u2018Adrenaline-charged u2013 makes for superb, wintry readingu2019 WI LIFE

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u2018Pure adrenaline, from the killer first page to the chilling last lineu2019 ERIN KELLY

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