Monday, March 2, 2026

Ten sunny destination thrillers

Robyn Harding is the international bestselling author of several novels including The Haters, The Perfect Family, The Arrangement, and Her Pretty Face. Her novels The Party and The Drowning Woman were both finalists for the Crime Writers of Canada best crime novel award. Her novel The Swap debuted at #1 on the Globe and Mail and Toronto Star Canadian bestsellers lists. She is also the screenwriter and executive producer of the independent film, The Steps. She lives in Vancouver, BC, with her family and two cute but deadly rescue chihuahuas.

[Coffee with a Canine: Robyn Harding & Ozzie; The Page 69 Test: The Arrangement; My Book, The Movie: The Swap; The Page 69 Test: The Perfect Family]

Harding's new novel is Strangers in the Villa.

At People magazine the author tagged ten destination thrillers set in warm and sunny locales. One title on the list:
With Malice by Eileen Cook

This riveting YA thriller has echoes of the Amanda Knox case, including its gorgeous Italian setting and a public trial by media. Eighteen-year-old Jill wakes up in a hospital room with serious injuries, and no memory of the devastating Tuscany car accident that killed her best friend. In the headlines, Jill is painted as a jealous monster, a sociopath. She must piece together the events of her forgotten trip to prove her innocence.
Read about the other thrillers on Harding's list.

With Malice is among Kit Frick's five YA thrillers about vacations gone horribly wrong and Darren Croucher's six YA murder mysteries for fans of Big Little Lies.

--Marshal Zeringue