The Island (The Thriller Collection, Book 6)
By (Author) Sarah Goodwin
Book 6
HarperCollins Publishers
AVON, a division of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
14th February 2025
15th August 2024
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Crime and mystery: women sleuths
Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary
Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss
Narrative theme: Identity / belonging
823.92
Paperback
336
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 26mm
800g
FYRE FESTIVAL meets ONE OF THE GIRLS in this locked-room thriller about a series of kidnappings at a music festival that culminate in murder
Its the hottest ticket in town. But once youre in, theres no getting out..
Set in the summer on a Greek island accessible by causeway. The festival is being held for the first time and is attracting a lot of attention with free tickets being won in contests and lots of influencer promotion online.
Jody, Ari and Carla are a trio of close friends who win tickets to this boujee Burning Man which features art, dancing, music and experiences like a sensory dome, oxygen bar and nap tent. The festival is nothing like what was advertised though, with many attractions being tiny or not there at all. The scale of the festival is small and fairly intimate, and the trio make friends with their tent neighbours.
As the five-day festival begins, one of their tent neighbours goes missing but the girls think she must have just stayed the night with a man. As the days go on, more people go missing and the trio make friends with, Andrei, one of the event organisers who gets them backstage for free. On day three, they find the body of their tent neighbour and all hell breaks loose once they realise their new friend Andrei had a role to play. The trio cant leave the festival site as they are trapped on an island. Eventually, a group of women come together to murder Andrei and the other organisers and they are able to escape.
Readers LOVE Sarah Goodwin:
Wow! This just got under my skin from the start and I couldn't put it down The creepy atmosphere and tension are built so gradually and so well that it literally has you looking over your shoulder the whole time! I flew through it in a day and loved every second
Suspense, twists, deceit I had my heart in my mouth the whole time
IT WAS SO GOOD
Utterly unputdownable Youre going to love every single twisty page!!
INTENSE My heart was pounding
I started this book today and finished it in one sitting. I literally could not put it down
Definitely a five-star read. I couldn't put this one down. It never failed to keep me on the edge of my seat Such a great ending too!!
Wow! I read this way too quickly, I really didn't want it to end Amazing Loved it!
You'll be on the edge of your seat, racing to finish this book I read this book one afternoon. I simply could not put it down. I cannot wait until a friend reads this book because I want to discuss it Get a copy now!!
Sarah Goodwin is a debut author who completed the BA and MA in Creative Writing at Bath Spa. She also runs a book review podcast, called Witchfix. She lives in rural Hertfordshire.