Release Date: January 6, 2026
About The Book:
A luxury sailing trip is the perfect escape from Palmer’s shattered marriage. Until the Pacific Coast cruise—a chance for old friends to mend old wounds—descends into a harrowing fight for their lives.
Twenty years ago, the five of them were inseparable. But after a rafting accident their senior year, only four of them returned. Volleyball captain Courtney’s body was never found. And their lives were never the same.
Now Palmer, her ride-or-die Beth, and home renovator Emma are on an all-expenses-paid trip with mega-influencer Gigi. But a mysterious note and a violent storm soon push them dangerously off course. The radio’s down, the captain’s missing, and the first officer’s woefully inexperienced. And in a chilling echo of the past, Gigi gets swept away. Perhaps on purpose.
Someone doesn’t want them to make it back. Palmer’s not sure who to trust, but she knows the truth lies in the murky depths of what really happened that day on the river.
About The Author:
Audrey J. Cole is a USA Today bestselling thriller author whose work has been translated into multiple languages. Before she began writing full time, Cole worked as a neonatal intensive care nurse for eleven years. She resides in the Pacific Northwest with her two children.
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Book Blurbs:
“Dark secrets follow four old friends out to sea in Audrey J. Cole’s latest claustrophobic terror cruise, THE TRIP. When the waters get rough, you won’t know who to trust or who to believe, as Cole once again proves that she has the locked-door thriller on lockdown.” – Tony Wirt, author of Pike Island
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