“Something in the Water” by Catherine Steadman

Jeff and his father travel quite often and one of the things they love to do on airplanes is read thrillers. They trade them back and forth between the two of them, and always have a book going. Sometimes I will be on a plane with Jeff and he will laugh, and I will say what is so funny? “My dad just gave me this book,” he will say. “And I already read it because I gave it to him a few months ago.” This is all to say a lot of the books they love to read are very similar in nature, and involve espionage, foreign money transactions and government coups. I like my thrillers to be sprinkled with a little more Bridget Jones powder if you will. “Something in the Water” was just the thriller for me. Written by Catherine Steadman, who played heiress Mabel Lane Fox in Downton Abbey, this book follows a couple named Erin and Mark, two Brits on their honeymoon and Bora Bora. She is an up-and-coming documentary filmmaker,  and he has recently lost his job in Britain’s topsy-turvy financial industry. What begins as an extravagant romantic holiday, turns into a series of unfortunate events after they find treasure in the sea from the wreck of a plane crash. This discovery and the conflict over what to do with the treasure ends up changing their lives forever. What is so interesting about this book is that throughout the narrative you are not sure whether you trust Erin or Mark, and that fact makes the plot twists even more interesting. Like Gillian Flynn’s “Gone Girl” and Paula Hawkins “Girl on the Train,” this book follows a couple of star crossed lovers on a tumultuous journey. Actress and book lover Reese Witherspoon is already attached to the future film production. To purchase this book on Amazon click here