Day of the Dead
Lisa Brackman
All she wanted was to get away. But now, she can’t escape… A pulse-pounding thriller that dives into the dark side of Mexico.A holiday in Mexico is just what Michelle Mason needs after her husband dies, leaving behind a scandal and a pile of debt.On the beach, she meets a handsome American ex-pat – the margaritas have kicked in and she decides: why not? But their date ends horribly when Daniel is attacked by intruders in her hotel room.When Daniel disappears, Michelle is drawn into Mexico's dangerous underworld of corrupt policemen and powerful drug lords. What was a holiday romance suddenly becomes a matter of life and death. Can she trust Daniel, or is he responsible for the danger she is in?Michelle has nowhere to run and no one to trust. Now, she needs to dig deep to escape her holiday nightmare alive…
To my dad, who tried to be a good guy.
Table of Contents
Title Page (#ud6de8e8d-89bc-5bd0-9828-c40bc14c3a84)
Dedication (#u42635c2d-6eee-5b2c-a791-03592ed64528)
Chapter One (#u82329a1f-4718-54b3-b86a-d614ef7fc786)
Chapter Two (#u68ddaade-9deb-547d-96ad-aa4eac0b20fa)
Chapter Three (#ufa10a26c-6941-552f-bcda-f6f008d9f97a)
Chapter Four (#u3025e96a-63a3-59d3-9225-31ee5d9c4d01)
Chapter Five (#u4f3c1438-81c2-5fd4-aaaa-45b5a205ff53)
Chapter Six (#u2aa2335e-3822-52a8-b562-7d6b4f102c09)
Chapter Seven (#u754ab459-a4e8-5db3-9763-58f957f413cb)
Chapter Eight (#u266fb04e-af6e-5416-a536-230007daaa9d)
Chapter Nine (#ufe69d3c6-ddf9-52b1-91b3-9c68f2696dae)
Chapter Ten (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Eleven (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twelve (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Thirteen (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Fourteen (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Fifteen (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Sixteen (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Seventeen (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Eighteen (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Nineteen (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty-One (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty-Two (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty-Three (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty-Four (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty-Five (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty-Six (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty-Seven (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty-Eight (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty-Nine (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Thirty (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Thirty-One (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Thirty-Two (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Thirty-Three (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Thirty-Four (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Thirty-Five (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Thirty-Six (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Thirty-Seven (#litres_trial_promo)
Acknowledgements (#litres_trial_promo)
About the Author (#litres_trial_promo)
Also by Lisa Brackman (#litres_trial_promo)
Copyright (#litres_trial_promo)
About the Publisher (#litres_trial_promo)
CHAPTER ONE
Michelle dropped the sarong she’d started to tie around her waist onto her lounge chair. Nobody cared what her thighs looked like.