The Guilt Trip - by Sandie Jones

About the Book

"In the vein of The Other Woman, Sandie Jones's explosive new novel The Guilt Trip will have readers gripped to the very last page. Six friends. Rachel and Noah have been friends since they met at university. While they once thought that they might be something more, now, twenty years later, they are each happily married to other people, Jack and Paige respectively. Jack's brother Will is getting married, to the dazzling, impulsive Ali, and the group of six travel to Portugal for their destination weekend. Three couples. As they arrive at a gorgeous villa perched on a cliff-edge, overlooking towering waves that crash on the famous surfing beaches below at Nazarâe, they try to settle into a weekend of fun. While Rachel is looking forward to getting to know her future sister-in-law Ali better, Ali can't help but rub many of the group the wrong way: Rachel's best friend Paige thinks Ali is attention-seeking and childish, and while Jack is trying to support his brother Will's choice of wife, he is also finding plenty to disagree with Noah about. One fatal misunderstanding . . . But when Rachel discovers something about Ali that she can hardly believe, everything changes. As the wedding weekend unfolds, the secrets each of them hold begin to spill, and friendships and marriages threaten to unravel. Soon, jumping to conclusions becomes the difference between life and death"--

Book Synopsis

In the vein of the Reese's Book Club x Hello Sunshine Book Club pick The Other Woman, Sandie Jones's explosive novel The Guilt Trip will have readers gripped to the very last page.

They went away as friends.
They came back as suspects.

Rachel and Jack. Paige and Noah. And Will. Five friends who've known one another for years. Then along came Ali, Will's new fiancée.

The three couples travel to Portugal for Ali and Will's destination wedding. The weekend away at the gorgeous cliff-top villa is a chance to relax and get to know Ali an little better. She seems perfectly nice--and Will seems happy after years of bad choices.

But when Rachel discovers a shocking secret about Ali, everything changes. As the wedding weekend unfolds, the secrets each of them holds begin to spill, and friendships and marriages threaten to unravel.

In Sandie Jones's explosive new suspense novel, jumping to conclusions can become the difference between life and death.

Review Quotes

A USA Today Bestseller!
One of CNN.com's "Most Anticipated New Books to Read this August"
One of Parade.com's "The Ultimate Summer Reading List: 25 Books You'll Want to Read this Sizzling Season"
One of Popsugar's "Hit the Beach--or the Couch--With the 45 Best Summer Reads of 2021"
One of Brit+Co's "Books to Read on Vacation"
Part of Frolic's "Summer Bucket List: Hot Summer Thrillers and Mysteries"
One of Bookbub's "Five Twist-filled Books to Read This Month"

"Explosive . . . Filled with twists and turns, the story will keep you guessing until the end."--National Examiner

"In this entertaining thriller buoyed by perceptive dialogue, couples who've come to Portugal for a wedding are overwhelmed by the secrets that threaten to ruin each relationship."--Shelf Awareness

"[Jones] is truly a master at writing domestic suspense and characters that will drive you mad! I recommend picking this one up if you are a fan of domestic drama and scandal and are looking for a quick and light read to take with you to the beach before the summer ends."--The Reading Beauty Blog

Praise for Sandie Jones:

"One of the most twisted and entertaining plots."--Reese Witherspoon on The Other Woman

"A perfect beach read."--Kristin Hannah on The Other Woman

"A twisty, deliciously fun read."--Sarah Pekkanen, bestselling co-author of An Anonymous Girl on The Other Woman

"Whiplash-inducing."--The New York Times Book Review on The Other Woman

"Such fun. You'll cheer [Emily's] chutzpah."--People on The Other Woman

"An addictive, page-turning thriller."--National Examiner on The First Mistake

"This thriller will hit close to home."--Refinery29 on The Other Woman

"Excellent . . . Jones delivers a tightly coiled story in The Other Woman and fills it with believable characters."--Associated Press

"Advice: read this!"--Suspense Magazine on The First Mistake

About the Author

SANDIE JONES has worked as a freelance journalist for more than twenty years and has written for publications including The Sunday Times, Woman's Weekly, and Hello magazine. She lives in London with her husband and three children. She is the author of The Other Woman, a Reese's Book Club x Hello Sunshine pick, as well as The First Mistake and The Half Sister. The Guilt Trip is her fourth novel.