This active, passionate life on the verge of the tropics is perfect material for the Hemingway style, and the reader carries away from the book a sense of freshness and exhilaration

Absorbing and moving. It opens with a fusillade of bullets, reaches its climax with another, and sustains a high pitch of excitement throughout

Its tragic scenes are rendered with an economy of words and a power that might well be the despair of a lesser writer

This active, passionate life on the verge of the tropics is perfect material for the Hemingway style, and the reader carries away from the book a sense of freshness and exhilaration; trade winds, southern cities and warm seas all admirably described by the instrument of precision with which he writes

There are quite a few Ruth Rendells: the doyenne of the traditional English detective novel; the queen of the psychological thriller; the celebrated author of the literary thriller

Psychologically acute and extremely disturbing, Ruth Rendell’s work is outstanding

'Imagine a paradise island resort famed for diving and partying... where the guests find themselves being picked off one by one and someone is hiding a terrible secret that might be the reason why. Propulsive and devilishly twisty, The Dive demands to be read in one breathless sitting. The ideal book to take to the beach in summer 2023 - just not *this* beach!'

'Suspenseful, exotic, lurid; a wild romp with a dark heart.'

'A fast paced read, jam packed with suspense. The idyllic setting, untrustworthy cast and compulsive storyline make it the perfect summer thriller.'

'The Dive offers an idyllic setting with all the elements required to ensure it becomes hellish! Packed with hold-your-breath tension, secrets and twists, this is one debut you'll want to take on holiday... If you dare!'

'Wow, what a roller coaster - I inhaled The Dive over a couple of days. It's going to be HUGE! I couldn't put it down. An expertly woven story, a non-stop pace, an evocative setting, plenty of twists and intrigue, with a perfect ending - I loved it!

'This is a perfect read for a dreich Highland day ... sun-drenched shenanigans in Thailand... beautifully written, and full of locked-room tension from a serious new voice in the thriller world'

'Stylish, intense and brilliantly twisty. This is a terrific summer thriller.'

'I loved The Dive - a twisty, gripping, unputdownable thriller set in a stunning but sinister location.'

'Imagine Lucy Foley's The Guest List transported to a pristine tropical island occupied by travellers, where everyone is running away from something, and nothing and no-one is quite as it seems. The claustrophobic world of beach-bums, influencers and long-term ex-pats, each with their own agenda, is the perfect environment for a fast-paced closed-room thriller that demands to be read in one sitting - prepare to be submerged from the first page and not resurface until that unsettling final line.'

'Reading The Dive gave me the same wanderlust chills I got when I first read The Beach - Sara Ochs' stunning debut combines an exotic location to die for (literally), a host of itinerant characters with multiple secrets to hide and plenty of locked-room thrills. This is one sun-soaked, escapist thriller you won't want to miss!'

'A perfect debut thriller. The definition of an up-all-night page-turner.'

Dive in - a perfect sunlounger read.

This breathless thriller keeps you hooked.

A strikingly assured and accomplished debut. Sara Ochs clearly has a fine understanding of the conventions and possibilities of the psychological thriller. She has devised an intricate and satisfying puzzle here.

Set on a beautiful Thai island, danger is always lurking just below the surface in this brilliantly thrilling murder mystery.