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The Vacation

By: Kathryn Croft
Narrated by: Julia Whelan, Mia McKenna-Bruce
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From the global #1 bestselling author of THE CHRISTMAS PARTY comes a pulse-pounding thriller for fans of THE WHITE LOTUS and BIG LITTLE LIES, performed by multi Audie winner Julia Whelan and winner of the BAFTA Rising Star award Mia McKenna-Bruce.

In paradise, trust no-one.

When Erin books a last-minute villa on Italy's stunning Amalfi Coast, she hopes it will be the perfect chance to repair her fractured family. Upon arrival, they meet Tristan and Bea, the alluring siblings vacationing in the villa next door. But their idyllic getaway quickly unravels when Erin's teenage son Jesse goes missing after a party, and a body is found on the beach.

As secrets and lies are exposed, Erin realises her family is being targeted by someone with a sinister agenda. With time running out to find Jesse, she must confront the dark truths lurking beneath the surface of their seemingly ordinary lives.

Some secrets can’t stay buried in the sand.

©2025 Kathryn Croft (P)2025 Audible Ltd.

Accolades & Awards

Best of 2025
Best of 2025 Domestic Thrillers Thriller & Suspense Exciting Scary
Unexpected Twists • Engaging Plot • Excellent Narration • Suspenseful Storyline • Fast-paced Thriller • Perfect Pacing

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I admit that I listened to the whole thing. It's the audio version of a page turner, but there were so many elements that didn't hang together. I ended up wondering why I spend my time on books like this

Catchy but stupid

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Excellent read from beginning to end. The storyline was entertaining. I particularly enjoyed the author’s use of POV to flesh out the characters. The narration was superb.

Excellent

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Randomly listen to this as it was available for free. Had a great storyline, interesting, and engaging plot and good narration.

Great story line

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awesome plot with great twists. great storyline with excellent progression. Author did great job of blending in multiple facets of action/mystery

awesome plot with great twists

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decent enough somehow the events are predictable till the last eight minutes this is when you say haaaa nice one ......

the last 8 minutes saved this story

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