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BOOK INFO
Title: Beneath the Surface
Author: Kaira Rouda
Publisher: Thomas & Mercer
Publish Date: September 5, 2023
Genre: Psychological Thriller
Series: The Kingsleys #1
My Rating: 4/5
BOOK BLURB
You are cordially invited to an overnight voyage on the Splendid Seas.
An invitation to Catalina Island from billionaire CEO Richard Kingsley. For his sons, Ted and John, and their wives, it’s an opportunity to curry favor, gain control of a real estate empire, and secure their family’s futures. For the controlling patriarch, succession is a contest. He and his newest wife won’t make it an easy win.
Then Richard’s estranged live-wire daughter, Sibley, crashes the party. She’s the least of the night’s surprises. As the stakes for the inheritance of the Kingsley legacy are raised, the beautiful waters of the Pacific look more like a menacing illusion.
Let the games begin for a family who has everything money can buy, and has used lies, deception, and more to keep it. This weekend one of them will be crowned heir. One is in line to lose everything. That’s the plan. But in the coming storm, so much can go dangerously wrong.

MY REVIEW
The Kingsley family goes on a weekend voyage on their father’s new yacht. The father is controlling, and when he brings up the family inheritance, the adult children are ruthless.
Beneath the Surface is told using multiple points of view with short chapters. The characters are devious. The story is fast-paced and wild.
A wickedly fun thriller. Secrets, scandals, and betrayals. This is the first book with The Kingsleys, and I look forward to reading more.
I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Books in The Kingsleys series:
- Beneath the Surface
- Under the Palms