Deadly Indulgence: A Novel

IMAGINE THAT YOU HAVE BEEN DECEIVED, HUMILIATED AND BETRAYED. NOW YOU HAVE THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY FOR REVENGE AND NOBODY WILL EVER KNOW. WHAT WILL YOU DO? Johanna Carmichael has it all—a promising career, a handsome husband and the beginning of a perfect vacation in Thailand—until her husband is called home on business and insists that she continue the trip without him. THE WRONG MAN Half-heartedly she travels to a remote island, only to end up in a community of pleasure-seeking backpackers. Here she meets Eddy, a man with a sinner's heart and a poet's soul, who persuades her to let down her guard and "live in the moment." Intrigued, Johanna is drawn into what appears to be an innocent experience, but soon finds herself caught in a game of control and seduction where nothing is as it seems. By the time she realizes Eddy is a man with a hidden agenda, she's already on the verge of obsession. While forced to confront her own vulnerabilities, she tries to focus on the suspicious disappearance of a young traveler. But every twist and turn leads her deeper into a maze of secrets and lies, revealing a sinister underside to the seemingly jovial community. THE WRONG CHOICE A Whodunit in which everyone is suspect and no one is safe, Deadly Indulgence is also a "Whydunit". An examination of the complexity of human emotions that asks the question: Why do smart people make choices they know are wrong? Perhaps innocence, like guilt, is a matter of degree. As Eddy, the scoundrel, says to Johanna: "You're not all good—and I'm not all bad."