The best new beach reads

Pack one of these in your suitcase

Miracle Creek

ANGIE KIM (HODDER & STOUGHTON, £16.99) Miracle Submarine – run by husband and wife Pak and Young Yoo, at Miracle Creek in rural Virginia – was meant to work wonders on the sick. But the pressurised oxygen chamber, used as an experimental therapy for conditions including autism and infertility, fell short of expectations when it exploded in mysterious circumstances, killing two people and leaving more injured. When a murder trial begins a year later, drama unfolds in the courtroom as past lies start to unravel. With twists and turns at every chapter, this will leave you gripped – especially with its didn’t-see-that-coming ending. HHHH Shereen Low

Wilde Women

LOUISE PENTLAND (ZAFFRE, £12.99) Robin Wilde is one busy woman. She’s co-parenting daughter Lyla, smashing it at her job, and has a gorgeous boyfriend who loves her unconditionally – even when her daughter acts out towards him. But things start to go south, as Robin struggles to juggle all that with trying to help her postnatally depressed best mate and keeping her company from falling apart. And to top it all off, her dear Aunty Kath is keeping a very big secret. Will a trip to New York turn life around for Robin and those she loves – or will everything come crashing down? Totally hilarious, this boasts a refreshingly relatable view of just how tough motherhood can be. ★★★★ Darryl White

Never Have I Ever

JOSHILYN JACKSON (RAVEN, £12.99) What’s the worst thing you’ve done today? This month? Ever? When Roux hijacks the local book club, these are the questions she asks in her twisted version of “Never Have I Ever”. Meanwhile, Amy is content with her life, but she’s also hiding her past. Now, Roux wants Amy to pay for her sins, and Amy finds herself trying to beat Roux at her own game. If she fails, she risks losing everyone she loves. Full of masterful suspense, this is one hell of a thriller. ★★★★ Amber Connolly

A Fatal Inheritance

RACHEL RHYS (BLACK SWAN, £8.99) It’s 1948, and in her gloomy London home, Eve Forrester lives a lonely life in a loveless marriage. When she receives a letter telling her she’s been left a mysterious inheritance, she jumps at the chance to head to the glamorous French Riviera to find out what it is. But when she is given the keys to a villa, she faces deep hostility from those who believe she’s been given what is rightfully theirs, and it isn’t long before things are getting seriously dangerous. With its glittering backdrop and menacing undercurrents, this is a deliciously intoxicating holiday read. ★★★★ Lisa Howells