Sawyer Stone III and Dani Fox, a young couple who spends their time circumnavigating the globe aboard their 42-foot sailboat and documenting it for their fledgling YouTube channel Sailing with the Foxes, have anchored in Exuma, in the Bahamas. As they wait for the price of crypto to rebound so they can provision and continue their journey, they’re partying and exploring with their fellow cruisers off shore. On the surface, everything looks perfect. But one night, Dani vanishes after a boat party, and Sawyer has no memory of her disappearance.

The search for Dani is initially fueled by concerns that she drowned during one of her daily ocean swims, but Dani's prescheduled video posts, recorded before she went missing, soon reveal a darker side to her relationship with Sawyer. Meanwhile, Royal Bahamas Police Force Inspector Veronique Knowles has her hands full trying to keep the investigation on course as the story of the American woman missing in the Bahamas goes viral and internet sleuths unearth secrets from Sawyer’s past. Sawyer Stone is far from perfect, but is he a murderer?

Wow, just wow! On the Surface is a completely addictive thriller that I couldn't stop reading! I was completely drawn into the story of Sawyer and Dani, in much the same way that the couple sucked everyone around them in the Bahamas cruiser community into their drama. It is the story of another white woman disappearing in a tropical paradise, against the backdrop of hedonistic partying and drinking, domestic violence and internet fame. They are representative of the type of internet sensations that many love to hate and still would love to emulate. Are they innocent victims of misfortune, or charismatic manipulators? The ending is inconclusive, although I would love to think that ultimately justice is served.

If you love unreliable characters, a tropical setting and page-turning tension, then you need to read this one! Thanks to Thriller Lover Book Promotions, the author and Crooked Lane books for the copy to read.