The Trip

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What to expect

A sizzling beach read thriller with an ending readers are calling 'jaw-dropping'…

'A stone cold tale of secrets, lies and betrayal unfolds on the holiday from hell – 2024’s suitcase essential.' Janice Hallett, bestselling author of The Appeal

‘A thrilling page-turner set against a stunning Thai backdrop where everyone has secrets and with a killer twist – loved it.’ Catherine Cooper, author of The Chalet

'I raced through The Trip – thrilling and fabulous. A summer thriller you won't want to put down.' Lauren North, author of The Teacher's Secret

'A stunningly brilliant book. The Trip is sun-drenched suspense that demands to be read in one breathless sitting.' Matthew Blake, author of Anna O

The perfect holiday. The perfect crime.

Four friends on the holiday of a lifetime. Until a vicious murder shatters their paradise.

Four friends who'd do anything for each other, until now.

Only one of them committed a crime.

But all four know how to keep a secret.

And they're all guilty of something…

Readers love The Trip!

‘A terrific thriller set on an island with a bunch of friends and one of them could be the killer – what more could you ask for in a book? Loved this!’

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‘This was such a fantastic gripping read it pulled me in from the first page until the very last … Excellent writing from start to finish and what a finish it was – such a jaw-dropping ending’

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'Yet another brilliant novel by this author. I am a big fan'

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‘Awesome book! I can’t get enough of these beach vacation thrillers. Great suspense. Great ending!’

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'I loved the twist and was desperate to know the "secret"… Fantastic'

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Critics Review

  • Praise for Phoebe Morgan:

    ‘Combines a beautiful, exotic location with a slithering, unsettling sense of suspense. A page-turner, full of secrets and reveals’ Adele Parks, No. 1 bestselling author of One Last Secret, in Platinum

    ‘Tense, well-paced and with a cast of relatable flesh-and-blood women … an exhilarating, read-in-one-sitting ride’ Louise Candlish, bestselling author of The Heights

    ‘A deadly cocktail of lies, secrets, obsession and revenge hits boiling point under the blazing African sun in this breathlessly twisty thriller’ T.M. Logan, bestselling author of The Curfew

    ‘A superbly executed tale with just the right amount of tension and intrigue’ The Sun

    ‘A delightfully sinister romp’ Heat

    ‘A wonderfully atmospheric thriller of secrets, lies and betrayals … a heart-stopping rollercoaster of a read with a dark sense of menace and hugely relatable characters’ B A Paris, bestselling author of The Therapist

    ‘This is great. Kept me gripped!’ Jane Fallon, bestselling author of Just Got Real

    ‘This will take you into another world. But hold your breath! Because you’re in for a ride’ Jane Corry, bestselling author of We All Have Our Secrets

    ‘A hugely entertaining thriller that turns a dream holiday into a nightmare’ Jane Casey, bestselling author of The Killing Kind

    ‘Properly tense and full of surprises’ Harriet Tyce, bestselling author of Blood Orange

    ‘Great characters, all with secrets, and a fabulous setting’ Catherine Cooper, bestselling author of The Cruise

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