Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Seven novels that effortlessly blend travel & crime

John Marrs is a former journalist and author of ten best-selling novels, including When You Disappeared and Keep It In The Family. His book The One became an eight-part Netflix drama, and What Lies Between Us won an International Thriller Writer’s Award.

[My Book, The Movie: The OneThe Page 69 Test: The OneThe Page 69 Test: What Lies Between Us]

Marrs's new novel is The Vacation.

At CrimeReads he tagged seven favorite thrillers that effortlessly blend travel & crime, including:
Every Vow You Break, by Peter Swanson

If Swanson rewrote the dictionary, I’d read it. Ever since The Kind Worth Killing, I have been a fan and have read all of his novels since. This psychological thriller focuses on Abigail, a new bride who marries millionaire Bruce following a whirlwind relationship. For their honeymoon, he whisks her off to an Island retreat. But not all goes according to plan when she comes face to face with a final fling she had on her hen night, who also turns out to also be a guest. Satisfying, murderous fun.
Read about the other entries on the list.

Every Vow You Break is among Amanda Jayatissa's seven top thrillers set at weddings.

--Marshal Zeringue