Lux McAllister lives on a broken-down sailboat in Hawaii with her boyfriend, Nico, until two wealthy strangers hire them to sail to Meroe Island. This remote, uninhabited coral atoll in the Pacific Ocean carries a history of shipwrecks and cannibalism. Upon arrival, the group finds another luxury vessel already anchored, belonging to an enigmatic couple. Initial days of sun-drenched leisure quickly sour as social tensions, infidelity, and long-held secrets emerge among the six castaways. When one member goes missing and a body is discovered, the isolated paradise becomes a hunting ground where survival depends on deception.
Fans of locked-room mysteries and survival thrillers choose this title for its claustrophobic atmosphere and psychological friction. It serves readers who enjoy stories about class envy and the violent consequences of hidden pasts. You walk away with a cynical perspective on the instability of social pacts when people are stripped of civilization's oversight. The narrative provides a visceral look at how isolation strips away pretension, leaving only raw desperation and the instinct to protect one’s own life at any cost.
- Published
- 2022
- Language
- EN
