The New Friends by Daniel Hurst
They are fun, wealthy, fabulous. Pray you never meet them.
Becky and Jamie are an ordinary hard-working couple trapped in the daily grind, dreaming of an easier life. On one of their rare vacations, they meet a wealthy couple, Phil and Mel, who seem to have it all – they are fun, well travelled, and very generous with their money.
But they are also very, very dangerous. Because Phil and Mel are not who they say they are. And this is no random vacation friendship, they have chosen Jamie and Becky carefully, seducing them with the promise of a lifestyle just like theirs.
By the time Jamie and Becky realise what their new friends really want, it’s too late, they’ve lost everything, their hopes and dreams lie shattered.
The only question now is how far will they go to get even?
The New Friends – the stunning psychological thriller from the bestselling author of The Passenger, The Boyfriend, The Promotion.
About the author
Daniel Hurst writes psychological thrillers and loves to tell tales about unusual things happening to normal people. He has written all his life, making the progression from handing scribbled stories to his parents as a boy to writing full length novels in his thirties. He lives in the North West of England and when he isn’t writing, he is usually watching a game of football in a pub where his wife can’t find him.
Daniel writes psychological thrillers. The New Friends will be his fourth novel published with InkubatorBooks.
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Review
‘The New Friends’ is a dark, tightly plotted psychological thriller that puts the allure of wealth and a lifestyle made of dreams under the spotlight! It is very easy to be seduced by the idea of a rich life, where money is no object and you get to go on dream holidays, very easy in fact. Most of us lust after more. But what if those aspirations have meant you have been picked out and played with?!
This was such a good book to read last week whilst I was on holiday by the pool! Pretending that I live in 5 star luxury and wear great clothes all the time. Normal life is sweats and no makeup! So I got the point of this premise instantly. Jamie and Becky were me and my husband and I got insanely angry when the reveals started to come along! There is quite a bit of social commentary set within the narrative and I really enjoyed that. It's hard to make friends as an adult and when you are suddenly thrown together with people with whom you click, there is a tendency to rush a relationship and believing they are the bee's knees. Plus, the whole obsession with ‘keeping up with jones’ , showing your ‘best life’ on social media. And the desire to want to show this and experience this. But really is it all what it is made out to be?
It is safe to say I devoured this book, along with the margaritas. It's definitely an engaging thriller. This was my first Daniel Hurst book but I don't think it will be my last!
