The Boat Party

Written by M. A. Hunter

Narrated by Max Dowler

Six old friends … and a secret they’d all kill to protect.

When Pete and his friends set sail on a private yacht in the Balearics to celebrate Fergus’ upcoming wedding, they’re all looking forward to sun, sea and copious quantities of alcohol.

But there’s a reason they are still entwined in each other’s lives a decade after leaving university. A terrible event they’ve all been trying their hardest to forget.

They say you can’t outrun the past … And these six friends are about to find that out the hard way.

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'A nightmare scenario with a killer on the loose on a stranded yacht, and dark secrets from the past slowly being revealed; I may never step onto a boat again after reading this, but I loved it!' Jackie Kabler, author of The Murder List

'... plenty of booze, drama, and secret-sharing... who doesn't love a whodunit on a boat? ... An edge of your seat, heart pounding thriller that leaves you wondering who's going to get off the yacht alive.' Becca Day, author of The Girl Beyond the Gate

'A thrill-a-minute page-turner full of suspense, twists and turns that kept me on tenterhooks until the nail-biting finale!' AA Chaudhuri, author of The Loyal Friend

• Language: English
• Publisher: Boldwood Books
• Release date: May 4, 2023
• ISBN: 9781805495352

M. A. Hunter

M. A. Hunter has been a huge fan of crime fiction series since a young age and always fancied the idea of trying to write one. That dream became a reality with The Missing Children Case Files. Born in Darlington in the north-east of England, Hunter grew up in West London, and moved to Southampton to study law at university. When not writing, Hunter can be found binge-watching favourite shows or buried in the latest story from Angela Marsons, Simon Kernick, or Ann Cleeves.

Reviews for The Boat Party

[Marina · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Just ok. Passed the time while I was cleaning. Very forgettable characters. The treatment of the female characters was completely awful - they all served no purpose other than to be villified or victimised. Especially unforgivable was using r**e as a plot device when it was completely unnecessary. Don't do that authors. Do better.

[Valerie Laing · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I really enjoyed this book. Lots of dark secrets and generally unlikeable characters. Friends is the last thing that comes to mind with this group. An event that has taken place 10 years back and never spoken of is always in the background. Backstabbing, unease and lack of trust within the group. I feel like we should have be able to work out who dunnit, with thought and deduction, but wasn’t to be until the end.