Lime Juice Money - A Novel

With the sultry atmosphere and ratcheting tension of The White Lotus, The Mosquito Coast, and Nine Perfect Strangers , Lime Juice Money is an intoxicating, sensuous debut that follows a woman trapped in an increasingly volatile relationship 5,000 miles from home in a Central American jungle. A woman losing herself. A brutal relationship. And a jungle full of secrets. When disaster strikes, hearing-impaired Laelia Wylde leaves London with her new partner, Aidrian, and her young children, hoping for a fresh start in the verdant jungle of Belize. There, she can be closer to her botanist father, get away from her sister, and maybe find a way to open the restaurant she''s always dreamed of. While the jungle is mesmerizingly beautiful, it is also unforgiving and brutally hot, filled with deadly creatures and sinister magic. Laelia''s fragmented recollections of the past are increasingly bewildering, the gunshots she hears at night through her worsening tinnitus seem to be getting closer, and she still doesn''t understand why her father tried to turn her against Aid when they first met--though maybe she just misheard. Uncovering long-buried secrets that threaten to derail everything, Laelia must somehow find the courage and resilience she needs to survive. Or is she destined to disappear into the shadows, like the orchid her father named her after? Lime Juice Money is a twisty, searing journey of raw love, betrayal, corruption, and greed in a shaken paradise, pulsating with danger both inside and outside the door.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Jo Morey has a BA in English Literature and French. She has lived and worked in Paris and New Zealand, and now lives at the foot of the South Downs in the UK. Like her protagonist, Jo also suffers from a hearing impairment and constant tinnitus. Lime Juice Money is her first novel.

Zusammenfassung

With the sultry atmosphere and ratcheting tension of The White Lotus, The Mosquito Coast, and Nine Perfect Strangers, Lime Juice Money is an intoxicating, sensuous debut that follows a woman trapped in an increasingly volatile relationship 5,000 miles from home in a Central American jungle.
A woman losing herself. A brutal relationship. And a jungle full of secrets.
When disaster strikes, hearing-impaired Laelia Wylde leaves London with her new partner, Aidrian, and her young children, hoping for a fresh start in the verdant jungle of Belize. There, she can be closer to her botanist father, get away from her sister, and maybe find a way to open the restaurant she’s always dreamed of.
While the jungle is mesmerizingly beautiful, it is also unforgiving and brutally hot, filled with deadly creatures and sinister magic. Laelia’s fragmented recollections of the past are increasingly bewildering, the gunshots she hears at night through her worsening tinnitus seem to be getting closer, and she still doesn’t understand why her father tried to turn her against Aid when they first met—though maybe she just misheard.
Uncovering long-buried secrets that threaten to derail everything, Laelia must somehow find the courage and resilience she needs to survive. Or is she destined to disappear into the shadows, like the orchid her father named her after?
Lime Juice Money is a twisty, searing journey of raw love, betrayal, corruption, and greed in a shaken paradise, pulsating with danger both inside and outside the door.
 

Bericht

"A transfixing gem of a novel about lies and secrets with a backdrop to die for-Jo Morey is an extraordinary writer and this is essential summer reading!" - Matthew Blake, bestselling author of Anna O
"In this thrilling, atmospheric debut, a woman trapped in a dangerous relationship finds herself isolated in the Belizean jungle and caught up in a complex orchid smuggling effort linked to decades-old family sins. The title comes from a recurring phrase in the book: 'champagne dreams with lime juice money,' eventually discovered to be lyrics to a song played during a significant, and long-forgotten, memory. That contrast-dreams vs. reality-forms the central axis of each character's development, negotiated well by some and disastrously by others." - Crime Reads
"This slow-burn suspense simmers with the intense flavours of the jungle . . . A smart, sexy debut." - Jo Furniss, author of Dead Mile and The Last to Know
"A fresh and captivating debut as danger and secrets unfold in the Belize jungle. An absolute page-turner. This book is utterly addictive!" - Julie Owen Moylan, author of Circus of Mirrors
"Jo Morey's luminous prose draws you deep into the dark heart of the Belize jungle where threat pulses from every corner. Lime Juice Money is a compelling, visceral, and atmospheric read." - Lucy Clarke, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Surf House
"It's transporting and immersive and I felt entirely swept along. Jo Morey, with her lively prose, brings the jungle of Belize to life in all its lush glory. This is a story of lies dressed up as truths, the fallibility of memory, and the tension between new beginnings and ties from the past. It's a perfect summertime read and I hope you all pick it up and enjoy it as much as I have." - Kate Kemp, author of The Grapevine
"This is a lush and evocative ride into the dark side of a paradise resort. Morey has woven a clever and propulsive story which sensitively depicts the experience of a protagonist with acquired hearing loss. This is elevated crime fiction at its best." - Chris Bridges, author of Sick to Death

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Jo Morey
• Verlag: Harper Collins Usa
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erscheint: 12.08.2025
• EAN: 9780063399266
• ISBN: 978-0-06-339926-6
• Seiten: 384
• Abmessung: 152 mm x 229 mm x 28 mm
• Themen: Belletristik > Spannung; FICTION: Women, FICTION: Thrillers / Suspense, FICTION: Thrillers / Psychological