Out of Her Depth: A Novel

Summary

For fans of The Talented Mr. Ripley, an atmospheric summer thriller set in the sun-drenched Tuscan countryside as a college student becomes embroiled in a group of privileged and manipulative young sophisticates.

Out of Her Depth is an atmospheric summer thriller featuring a privileged elite, love rivalries, back-stabbing, bed-hopping, and murder. The story centres around Rachel, a young student who can't believe her luck when she lands a dream summer job working at a glamorous villa in Tuscany. Introduced to a cosmopolitan and privileged crowd of young people, a social set very different from any she has ever encountered before, Rachel is taken under the wing of smart, sophisticated Diana, and becomes smitten by the handsome and confident Sebastian. Diana offers to help Rachel win Sebastian's affections, but it gradually becomes clear that Diana has intentions and motivations all her own. As the fateful summer unfolds, Rachel begins to realise she is in over her head, caught in a web of sexual desire, rivalries, and double-dealings which will ultimately lead to murder. Full of tension, duplicity, and suspense, and set in the sun-drenched Tuscan countryside, this novel will appeal to fans of The Talented Mr. Ripley, Her Dark Lies and The Guest List.