SUN. SCANDAL. SECRETS. IT WAS NEVER SUPPOSED TO END IN MURDER . . .

Get ready for the most scandalous read of the summer . . .

'It is DELICIOUS' MARIAN KEYES

‘Such gossipy, naughty fun’ LUCY FOLEY

‘Wicked, clever, sinfully good’ KEVIN KWAN

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The island’s where you go to have fun.
Miles of beaches and boardwalks.
The sun’s hot. The games are competitive.
And the best liaisons are illicit.

The same rich families have been
coming every summer for years.
And whether it’s on the tennis court, or in the
bedroom, old rivalries gain a new frisson.

Then the body is found.
Is it murder? Has it all, finally, gone too far?
But if so – how do you stop?

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‘Brilliantly written, wryly funny, excitingly paced’ DAILY MAIL

‘A sizzling sin-fest. The perfect page-turning read’ GRAZIA

‘An addictive thriller’ NEW YORK TIMES

Delicious: such gossipy, naughty fun. Cancel all plans while reading - I inhaled this darkly hilarious book over one weekend and resented everything that kept me away from it -- LUCY FOLEY
Bad Summer People is a great summer page-turner packed with sun-soaked secrets, outrageous scandals and salacious gossip. Its cast of gloriously terrible one-percenters and the caustic wit dripping from each page make this a perfect rich-people-behaving-badly beach read. Loved it! -- ELLERY LLOYD, AUTHOR OF THE CLUB
Mark your calendars, this is going to be HUGE. It's whip-smart, gossipy, beachy vibes, with page-turning thrills. Like Rivals meets Malibu Rising with Nancy Mitford-esque observations. The ultimate beach read with edge. Loved it -- GEORGINA MOORE, AUTHOR OF THE GARNETT GIRLS
[A] cracking debut . . . Brilliantly written, wryly funny, excitingly paced * DAILY MAIL *
Entertaining. Perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty * GOOD HOUSEKEEPING *
What could be more fun than the misfortunes of a gilded group with more money than morals? This irresistible satire set on Fire Island, the summer playground for super-rich Manhattan families who indulge in back-stabbing and casual cruelty along with barbecues, bake offs, talent shows and tennis lessons, has distinct "White Lotus" vibes - beginning with the discovery of a dead body. Who is the unfortunate whose summer has come to a sticky end, and who was responsible? There's fun to be had finding out. Rosenblum clearly knows her territory, this is pure pleasure. -- THE BOOKSELLER (EDITOR'S CHOICE)
Awful rich people on their summer holidays having affairs and secret money worries, it is DELICIOUS * MARIAN KEYES *
This roiling beach community satire serves up wicked, clever fun that is White Lotus sharp. Emma Rosenblum gets to the comic heart of these nasty, nasty people. When I say she is unsparing and they are dreadful I mean it as the highest compliment. It is sinfully good like a summer cocktail you want to keep refilling. I found myself laughing out loud as I read and staying up way too late with this fabulous book -- KEVIN KWAN, BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF CRAZY RICH ASIANS
An intelligent, stylist, and compelling read that you won't be able to put down. Packed with gossip, slander and bad bad deeds and I enjoyed every salacious word of it. Fans of The White Lotus will devour this in one sitting * 17 Degrees *
Need a post-Waystar fix? Get your eyes round Bad Summer People * SUNDAY TIMES STYLE *

Emma Rosenblum is Chief Content Officer at Bustle Digital Group. Prior to BDG, Emma served as the executive editor of Elle, the editorial director of Bloomberg Pursuits, a senior editor at Bloomberg Businessweek, and a senior editor at Glamour. She began her career at New York Magazine. Emma's debut novel, Bad Summer People, is a satire set on New York State's Fire Island. Very Bad Company is her second novel.