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2000s: A dream vacation on a luxurious yacht turns deadly
The Lion’s Den
What you need to know before your trail
Belle likes to think herself immune to the dizzying effects of fabulous wealth. But when her best friend, Summer, invites her on a glamorous getaway to the Mediterranean aboard her billionaire boyfriend’s yacht, the only sensible answer is yes. Belle hopes the trip will be a much-needed break from her stalled acting career and uniquely humiliating waitressing job, but once she’s aboard the luxurious Lion’s Den, it soon becomes clear this jet-setting holiday is not as advertised.Belle’s dream vacation quickly devolves into a nightmare as she and the handful of other girls Summer invited are treated more like prisoners than guests by their controlling host-and in one terrifying moment, Belle comes to see Summer for who she truly is: a vicious gold digger who will stop at nothing to get what she wants.
Belle realizes she’s going to have to keep her wits about her — and her own big secret closely hidden — if she wants to make it off the yacht alive.
Locations
Reset- French Riviera
- A: Saint Tropez harbour
- B: Cannes
- C: Golfe de Saint-Tropez
- Italian Riviera
- D: Genoa airport
- E: Varazze
- F: Liguria sea
Travel Guide
From glitzy Los Angeles to the French and Italian Riviera
Los Angeles is where the novel starts but there is very little scene setting here other than to show how rich the girls are who are leaving for a holiday around the med. Los Angeles and Hollywood are mentioned, and the taste of the place with its money and glamour are certainly there, but the names of places, just in passing.
The story starts when we get to Genoa on a private jet before taking a yacht around the med. They take over a week to visit Saint Tropez, Cannes and off the Ligurian coast to name just a few places. Each place, port is mentioned and evoked but not in any great depth. Most of the story takes place on the yacht – the remoteness, the heat, the tension and the blue waters are certainly part of the plot and the Rivieras the background that keeps on giving. There’s always the danger that a yacht can sink, float out to sea or catch fire – and there would be no one to hear the screams…
Wait till you see what happens on THIS yacht!
BookTrail Boarding Pass: The Lion’s Den
Destination/location: French Riviera, Italian Riviera Author/guide: Katherine St John Departure Time: 2000s
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