![]() During their two-week vacation, the couples enjoy going to dinner as a group, having drinks and chatting. ![]() They bond quickly as they are all British and live within driving distance of each other. The couples - Barry and Angela, Ed and Sue, David and Marina - meet at the swimming pool of a Sarasota resort. The chilling plot realistically intensifies as true personalities are revealed. That scenario provides a compelling plot for Mark Billingham’s stand-alone thriller, “Rush of Blood.” Best known for his hard-boiled police procedurals about Tom Thorne, Billingham tones down the violence and smoothly integrates character studies of three couples into an absorbing psychological thriller. But how many people keep the relationship going post-vacation, and just how well do they know each other? It’s a common situation - strangers meet on vacation, strike up a quick friendship and promise to keep in touch once everyone returns home. ![]() “Rush of Blood” (Atlantic Monthly Press), by Mark Billingham ![]()
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