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Something in the water : a novel / Catherine Steadman.
Erin is a documentary filmmaker on the brink of a professional breakthrough, Mark a handsome investment banker with big plans. Passionately in love, they embark on a dream honeymoon to the tropical island of Bora Bora, where they enjoy the sun, the sand, and each other. Then, while scuba diving in the crystal blue sea, they find something in the water. Suddenly the newlyweds must make a dangerous choice: to speak out or to protect their secret. After all, if no one else knows, who would be hurt? Their decision will trigger a devastating chain of events.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781524797188
- Physical Description: 342 pages ; 25 cm
- Publisher: New York : Ballantine Books, 2018.
- Copyright: ©2018.
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| General Note: | "Reese's book club"--Cover. |
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| Subject: | Married people > Fiction. Honeymoons > Fiction. Scuba diving > Fiction. Bora-Bora (French Polynesia) > Fiction |
| Genre: | Psychological fiction. Suspense fiction. |
| Topic Heading: | Popular reads |
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- 9 of 9 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Castlegar Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Castlegar Public Library | FIC STE (Text) | 35146002117901 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2018 June #1
Documentary filmmaker Erin Locke scores big when three high-profile convicts, including London gangster Eddie Bishop, agree to allow her to document their transitions back into society. But, as Erin's career soars, her fiancée, Mark, struggles to replace the lucrative banking job he's just lost. Although they can scarcely afford it, Erin is convinced that their Tahitian honeymoon will set things right. It looks that way until a boating excursion leads them to a mysterious bag floating amid a plane's wreckage. Inside the bag is what appears to be an answer to their woes: millions of dollars in cash and diamonds. Erin and Mark boldly decide to disregard the accompanying cellphone full of increasingly threatening Russian texts and smuggle the contents back into Europe. But, when Erin secretly attempts to fence the diamonds, she's targeted by ruthless killers and must turn to Eddie Bishop to survive. This debut's opening hook, which jumps ahead in the story to reveal a shocking outcome, teamed with Erin's spunk and the threat of Russian mobsters, creates irresistible suspenseâof both the what-will-happen and the how-did-that-happen varieties. Copyright 2018 Booklist Reviews. - Kirkus Reviews : Kirkus Reviews 2018 May #2
While scuba diving in Bora Bora, honeymooners Erin and Mark find something in the water that will test their marriage and imperil their very lives. Simply begging to be filmed, British actress Steadman's debut novel has already been optioned by Fox 2000 Pictures. With unreliable characters, wry voices, exquisite pacing, and a twisting plot, Steadman potently draws upon her acting chops. Opening with Erin digging her husband's grave, the novel descends abruptlyâhow did the honeymoon end so disastrously? The timeline backs up to set Erin and Mark's roller coaster in motion. A documentary filmmaker, Erin has been working on a project exploring how prisoners envision their lives upon release. She has focused on three inmates: Alexa, an engaging 42-year-old incarcerated for helping her mother die; Holli, a sullen young woman imprisoned for setting a bus on fire during a riot; and Eddie, a charmingly dangerous local mob kingpin doing time for money laundering. While Erin pres ses on with her film, Mark, an investment banker, has lost his job, and prospects for a new one are dim. Although they've economized on their wedding, the honeymoon is meant to be a final splurge. What they find in the water, however, skews their moral compasses. Caught in a game they do not understand, Erin and Mark are swiftly beset by ominous Russian figures, mysterious text messages, and shadowy stalkers. Meanwhile, Holli has been released and disappears with her boyfriend, who appears to be associated with Islamic extremists in Syria. DCI Andy Foster, a Special Operative for Counterterrorism, questions how much Erin knew about Holli's post-prison plans. So Erin can add Interpol to the list of people surveilling her every move. As events tangle further, Erin and Mark careen to the edges of international espionage and domestic disaster. A darkly glittering gem of a thriller from a new writer to watch. Copyright Kirkus 2018 Kirkus/BPI Communications. All rights reserved. - Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews 2018 February #1
Documentary filmmaker Erin and banker Mark are on a glorious Bora Bora honeymoon when they discover a bag stuffed with glittering valuables, which changes their lives in a way that's not so good. A writing debut from the actress who played Mabel Lane Fox in
Copyright 2018 Library Journal.Downton Abbey. - LJ Express Reviews : LJ Express Reviews
[DEBUT] This first novel from a Downton Abbey actress (Mabel Lane Fox) is the story of Mark and Erin, a near-perfect couple who find something on their honeymoon to Bora Bora that changes everything. When Mark is fired from his investment banking job, Erin's career as a documentary filmmaker can't support them, bringing tension into their relationship. Erin's current project follows three convicts who are about to be paroled, and during the filming one convict's ties to a terrorist organization are revealed. In the meantime, Erin and Mark are involved in some shady business themselves and can't afford to have their affairs scrutinized. Told from Erin's perspective, the novel is the story of their relationship, their honeymoon discovery, and what it ultimately discloses about each of them separately and as a couple. Verdict While the plot is interesting if a little unbelievable, Erin and Mark's motivations are sketchy, and a number of threads remain loose at the end, leaving readers hanging. Still, this has been getting some prepub buzz, so die-hard thriller fans might be interested. [See Prepub Alert, 1/8/18.]âLisa O'Hara, Univ. of Manitoba Libs., Winnipeg (c) Copyright 2018. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. - Publishers Weekly Reviews : PW Reviews 2018 March #4
One minute London newlyweds Erin Locke and Mark Roberts are enjoying a honeymoon to die forâBora Bora, five-star lagoon bungalowâand the next they're being sucked into a maelstrom that might actually get them killed, in this captivating if credulity-stretching debut from
Copyright 2018 Publishers Weekly.Downton Abbey alum Steadman (she played Mabel Lane Fox). What changes everything is the couple's discovery while scuba diving of a locked canvas duffel bag. Its contents would free both recently fired investment banker Mark and narrator Erin, who just started filming her first solo documentary (about three prisoners and their transitions postincarceration), from any financial worriesâbut almost certainly guarantee worries of a more lethal nature. Once the pair start down this perilously slippery slope, the threats and increasingly bad decisions accelerate with Bourne-like velocity, as do their lies to each other. Although not all of the plot gambles prove equally successful, daring choices, such as opening with a scene of the desperate Erin digging a grave, mark Steadman as a newcomer worth watching.Agent: Camilla Wray, Darley Anderson (U.K.). (June)
