Day of the dead
All she wanted was to get away. But now, she can't escape ... A pulse-pounding thriller that dives into the dark side of Mexico. Michelle Mason just wants to get away from it all. A holiday in the Mexican resort town of Puerto Vallarta offers her a break after the sudden death of her banker husband, who's left behind a scandal and a pile of debt. When a handsome American ex-pat named Daniel approaches her on the beach, the margaritas have kicked in and she decides: why not? But the date goes horribly wrong, ending with a break-in and an assault on Daniel in her hotel room. Their mobiles are swapped in the melee, and Michelle can't find Daniel after he leaves hospital. Michelle Mason just wants to get away from it all. A holiday in the Mexican resort town of Puerto Vallarta offers her a break after the sudden death of her banker husband, who's left behind a scandal and a pile of debt. When a handsome American ex-pat named Daniel approaches her on the beach, the margaritas have kicked in and she decides: why not? But the date goes horribly wrong, ending with a break-in and an assault on Daniel in her hotel room. Their mobiles are swapped in the melee, and Michelle can't find Daniel after he leaves hospital. Instead, she is harassed by a 'friend' of Daniel's named Gary who begins to blackmail her, drawing her into a world of corrupt policemen, drug lords and the shadiest of venture capitalists.
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Fiction
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Dark tone · Urgent pace
A comfortable full-length choice for steady daily reading.
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- ISBN-13
- 978-0-0074-5773-1
- Language
- English
- Edition record
- OL28420334M
A more thoughtful way into this book
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A comfortable full-length choice for steady daily reading.
Begin with its place in Fiction, then notice where the book resists that label.
Read for connection, not completion.
Mark one passage that sharpens the book's central concern and one that complicates it. That tension often reveals more than a quick summary.
Three questions to carry with you
- What does the central character want, and what do they misunderstand about that desire?
- Which detail or relationship changes how you interpret the story?
- What feeling or question does the book leave with you after the plot moves on?
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