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  • Published: 14 February 2027
  • ISBN: 9781804992777
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 400
  • RRP: $24.99
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The Guilty Party



A dark and fun commercial thriller, set on the glittering island of Capri, Italy.

WE’VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU.

You arrive at a remote hotel on the Island of Capri, greeted by old friends. It’s been years since you’ve all been in one room – drinking, laughing, dancing.

TAKE YOUR SEAT.

Champagne flows as you sit for dinner. But the taste soon turns sour in your mouth. No one else is celebrating. Instead, all eyes are fixed on you.

NOW WE CAN BEGIN.

You quickly realise that no one is ready to put the past behind you. They’ve been preparing for your return. And this time, they won’t let you go.

  • Published: 14 February 2027
  • ISBN: 9781804992777
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 400
  • RRP: $24.99
Categories:

About the author

Caro Carver

Caro Carver lives in Scotland with her husband and four children. She is Reader in Creative Writing at the University of Glasgow, teaches for the Faber Academy and the Curtis Brown Academy, and regularly speaks on panels and hosts events on writing. Caro is happiest when travelling and takes inspiration from her travels to write her books. Bad Tourists, her first book written under the pseudonym of Caro Carver, will be published by Transworld in Summer 2024. She is also published by HarperCollins as C.J. Cooke for her gothic thrillers.

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Praise for The Guilty Party

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A whip-smart, fun, and stylish novel: I raced through it.

Gillian McAllister, Sunday Times bestselling author of Wrong Place, Wrong Time and Just Another Missing Person

With a genius premise, Bad Tourists hooks from the first page and doesn't let go until the nail-biting final chapter when the cleverly woven threads pull together for a perfect ending. A sublime thriller, an absolute scorcher. I loved it!

Andrea Mara, author of No.1 Sunday Times bestseller No One Saw a Thing

A twisty, turny, deliciously dark thriller set in paradise. I couldn’t put it down.

Clare Pooley, author of The Authenticity Project

A captivating, sinister, sophisticated mystery that had me reading at rapid speed and pulling the covers up to my chin. The twists are ingenious and the finale, utterly explosive. In evocative, propulsive prose, Caro Carver has delivered a sizzler. Armchair travelers and thriller lovers rejoice: this is the dark side of paradise, on steroids.

Jaclyn Goldis, author of The Main Character

As transportive as a dream vacation, Caro Carver’s Bad Tourists blew me away with its smart, sharp writing, breakneck pacing, and clever twists. This is the ultimate destination thriller, with a dazzling setting, glamorous characters, and secret, sinister plot simmering under the cocktails-and-cabanas surface. Carver's stunner belongs at the top of every thriller lover’s TBR this summer. I couldn't get enough!

Ashley Winstead, author of Midnight is the Darkest Hour

This book! This book was SO GOOD. I absolutely could not put this one down. Bad Tourists is one of the best thrillers I’ve read—it feels like White Lotus in book form, and kept me guessing the entire way through. I was thoroughly impressed by Caro's skill at unravelling this world from its idyllic vacation vibes into something that gave me chills upon chills when I read the final lines.

Kayla Olson, author of The Reunion

In Bad Tourists, Caro Carver expertly blends a locked room mystery with a story about midlife, female friendship, and trust. The result is a propulsive page-turner of a thriller that delivers enough twists to keep readers off-balance and desperately turning pages. It’s fresh, dark, and totally unexpected—guaranteed to be a summer blockbuster!

Nicole Baart, bestselling author of Everything We Didn’t Say

Praise for The Guilty Party

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Sun, stardom, secrets and betrayal. What more could you want?

Emilia Hart, bestselling author of Weyward

Will leave you breathless. I couldn't move until I finished it.

Lisa Hall, bestselling of author of Between Me and You

A thrill of a ride… suspense, secrets and spite set against a backdrop of glitz and glamour.

Deborah Masson, award-winning author of Hold Your Tongue