One tropical paradise. One deadly reunion. When Zach and Olive agree their marriage is over, the last thing they expect is an invitation from their old friend, Lara, to visit her in Costa Rica. They haven''t heard from the captivating heiress in ten years, since the summer they and three other friends backpacked through Central America - when something terrible happened... Now, Lara is unveiling a luxury ecolodge on the very site where Zach proposed during that breathtaking summer. Olive hopes this dream trip could save their marriage. Zach, however, is convinced Lara has an ulterior motive. As the group reunites, old rivalries and secrets are quick to resurface. And someone is desperate to keep their deadly secret about what happened a decade ago hidden, whatever the cost...

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Originally hailing from Leeds, Tom Hindle lives in Oxfordshire with his wife and daughter, an overly opinionated cat and two surprisingly cunning tortoises. He is the author of A Fatal Crossing, The Murder Game, Murder on Lake Garda and Death in the Arctic - which were all inspired by masters of the crime genre such as Agatha Christie and Anthony Horowitz.

Tom is hard at work on his next murder mystery.

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**THE GRIPPING NEW MURDER MYSTERY FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR.

The trip of their dreams is about to end in murder.**

When five old friends are invited to join Abigail Blythe at the launch of her luxury hotel in the Costa Rican rainforest, they jump at the chance to spend a week in paradise.

None of them have heard from Abigail since the summer they went backpacking in Central America as students - a trip that ended in disaster for one member of the group. . .

Ten years may have passed, but old rivalries are never far from the surface. So when a body is discovered during the hotel's launch event, it soon becomes clear that one among them must be responsible.

**Someone is desperate to keep an old secret hidden - whatever the cost. . .

PRAISE FOR TOM HINDLE:**

'Brilliantly clever' Lucy Foley

'Heir to Christie' Daily Mail

'Clever, classy and captivating' Chris Whitaker