This novel provides all the necessary elements of a great summer read: a tropical and luxurious setting, secrets and intrigue, beautiful celebrities, sex, murder...What more could you want?

A cast and crew is assembled on a Caribbean island to shoot a picture - The Siren. There is a fortyish actress, broke and alcoholic, trying to put her difficult past behind her and get a fresh start. An aging Lothario with a string of hit movies who has difficulty telling the difference between reality and living as one of his characters. A beautiful young woman with a fake identity, there under false pretenses and with a plan of vengeance. And that is just for starters. Did I mention there is a hurricane brewing?

I thoroughly enjoyed this novel, especially after some dark and heavy reads recently. It was a breath of warm tropical air, with a hint of Mai Tai and sunscreen; just what I needed.

But don't get me wrong - this is also tense and devious, with some underlying darker themes of misogyny, substance abuse, the invasiveness of social media and the price of fame.

My only complaint might be that the gullibility of Stella Rivers strained the imagination. Is anyone that naive? However, altogether a delightful novel which I would recommend to any suspense fan who is looking to inject a little fun into their summer reading. Well done, Katherine St John.