Liar’s Beach

The New York Times bestseller!

Welcome to Martha’s Vineyard, where the salt air carries secrets and every sun-soaked mansion hides something dark beneath its polished surface. Katie Cotugno brilliantly reimagines Agatha Christie’s The Mysterious Affair at Styles for a new generation, delivering a propulsive mystery that will keep you turning pages long past bedtime.

Michael Linden doesn’t quite belong in the glittering world of August House, the sprawling beachfront estate where his prep school roommate Jasper has invited him to spend the final days of summer. But Linden is good at blending in—perhaps too good. When someone is found unconscious in the pool and the incident is hastily dismissed as an accident, Linden’s instincts tell him there’s more to the story.

Enter Holiday Proctor: Linden’s sharp-witted childhood friend who knows all his carefully guarded secrets. Holiday is convinced there’s a would-be killer lurking among the beautiful people of the Vineyard, and she’s determined to uncover the truth. Together, they’ll navigate a labyrinth of lies, privilege, and long-buried betrayals.

Perfect for fans of One of Us Is Lying and Knives Out, Liar’s Beach is a sun-drenched thriller about friendship, class, and the dangerous games people play when they have everything to lose. Cotugno crafts a mystery as twisty as the island’s coastal roads and twice as treacherous.

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