When Ninas father dies, she is left something in his will: a gleaming dream vacation home in a balmy tropical paradise.
Shell find out the hard way that what you inherit from those you love can end up costing your life in this heart-pounding thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Something in the Water.
Nina, still grieving from the loss of her father, discovers that she has inherited property in the British Virgin Islandsa vacation home she had no idea existed, until now. The house is extraordinary: state-of-the-art, all glass and marble. How did her sensible father come into enough money for this? Why did he keep it from her? And what else was he hiding?
Maria, once an ambitious medical student, is a nanny for the super-rich. The moneys better, and so are the destinations where her work takes her. Just one more gig, and shell be set. Finally, shell be secure. But when her wards never show, Maria begins to make herself at home, spending her days luxuriating by the pool and in the sauna. Theres just one rule: Dont go in the basement. That room is off-limits. But her curiosity might just get the better of her. And soon, shell wish her only worry was not getting paid.
