The Vacation

De: Kathryn Croft

Narrado por: Julia Whelan, Mia McKenna-Bruce

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.

Plot Twist

I thought this was an excellent book. It started with action and left you guessing the next move. The ending was a little surprising. I knew there had to be something else, but I just wasn’t sure what was going to be revealed next.

Fast paced!

Very good listen! Face paced, kept you guessing! Great narration and story! I highly recommend for a quick thriller listen!

Quite Good!

I just happen to press on this because it was free. Engaging story with great delivery by the voice actors.

Good Narration Bad Story

Just not believable or interesting- too fast with plot and not enough backstory. Very non-credible all around.

How there was a twist in the end. The killer wasn’t who we thought it was.

Story was good. It was interesting to find out the motive of blackmail. It makes a person want to be more aware of the people they meet and what’s on the surface is not always what you get.

well written

for a short story it was very engaging. I liked the development of character and the story had just the right amount of twists and turns in the plot for me

Writer uses repetitive phrases, otherwise great story!

Same as the title of this review! In the beginning some repetitive phrases otherwise great!

Good psychological thriller

Great twist. I could see where some of the book was going but there were interesting and unexpected twisted

Kept me guessing

The suspense never knew what would come up? Such weird story and personalities but kept me wanting to see or hear what was to happen!

Great narrators

Fun, silly, short and free! What’s not to like? The story is propulsive. Got me through a few days of housecleaning. It’s not supposed to be believable. It’s a perfect domestic thriller in a nutshell