Megan Davis

From the award-winning author of The Messenger comes…

Bay of Thieves

Immerse yourself in the Sunday Times Thriller of the Month

Money wrote the rules on the Côte d’Azur and the real locals were those who understood this.

Vanessa and Kate live a glamorous life in the south of France helping the rich stay richer by hiding their money. While they know it’s wrong, that their clients are corrupt, they are professionals and good at their jobs. Plus, there is the money . . .

‘A timely, gripping, and richly nuanced financial thriller that exposes the Riviera’s seedy underbelly, from money laundering and sanctions dodging to human trafficking, in a web of greed and corruption that ensnares everyone unlucky enough to come within the grasp of glamour.’

CHRIS PAVONE

New York Times bestselling author of The Expats.

‘A chic and gripping thriller. So well-drawn you could be watching a movie. The pressure never lets up. A must for your next holiday read.’

IMRAN MAHMOOD

author of You Don’t Know Me and I Know What I Saw

‘Spinning as relentlessly as a roulette wheel, Bay of Thieves is a vivid and an entertaining immersion into the deliciously corrupted excess of the Côte d’Azur, where even the best of intentions can fatally run aground.’ 

DAN FESPERMAN

author of Winter Work

‘A classy, gripping thriller about power, corruption and wealth, and a deeply human drama where so much lies at stake.’ 

ELIZABETH MACNEAL

Sunday Times bestselling author of The Doll Factory.

‘The seductive and insidious allure of wealth, status, power and lifestyle is brilliantly encapsulated in Megan Davis’ new thriller.  Her characters perfectly embody the moral dilemmas and conflicting loyalties of the new rapacious international rich.’ 

MARK HOLLINGSWORTH

author of Londongrad, From Russia with Love and Agents of Influence.

‘Bay of Thieves has the glamour and suspense of a high-stakes game of roulette. This darkly twisting book had me gripped from the start.’

AVA GLASS

author of The Chase

‘This is a gripping thriller, in the zeitgeist, wealth is unchecked, London still harbours a lot of illegal money. What Davis demonstrates most is the gears of fine storyteller …’

PAUL BURKE

CrimeTime. Read the full review of Bay of Thieves here.

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