Esther is heading for Malaysia, escaping her divorce and taking time off from motherhood. She has a particular destination in mind: the paradise island of Pulau Perhentian Kecil, whose golden sand, palm trees and clear water hold, she feels, the promise of certain happiness. When she arrives, the island does not disappoint. However, when a day trip on a fishing boat goes terribly wrong, it seems she might be spending rather more time in paradise than she had planned. The beach quickly turns into something sinister and completely different.‘This twist-and-turn packed novel of suspense is unbearably good *****’ Closer