Trapped at a luxurious resort off the coast of Florida, a group of elite teens are about to have a spring break they will never forget . . . but not all of them are coming home. The star-studded team of authors behindNew York TimesbestsellersBlackoutandWhiteoutreturns with a thrillerfull of intrigue, betrayal, and heart-stopping romance.

For Thurgood Marshall Academy’s best and brightest–five friends who’ve been thick as thieves since kindergarten–this spring break is all about forgetting: they want nothing more than to wash away last year’s tragedy, and the human-shaped hole it left in their friend group.

It’s a hole the new kid, Anthony Brooks, seems to fit right into. So when he invites the Five to join him on a private island for a week at his dad’s luxury resort, they agree with zero hesitation. No one’s counting on a freak tropical storm swooping in and killing the vibe. And speaking of killing, they’re also ill-prepared for the mounting collection of dead bodies… including (another) one of their own.

As their dream trip unravels, everything they tried to leave behind–secrets, lies, betrayals, dead best friends–seems to be washing up on the shore of their lives for everyone to see. Will any of them make it out alive?

From the bestselling, award-winning team behindBlackoutandWhiteoutDhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, and Nicola Yooncomes a thriller that begs the question: is it possible to outrun the worst thing you’ve ever done?

Dhonielle Claytonis theNew York Timesbestsellingauthor of the Bellesseries andThe Marvellersandthe coauthor ofThe Rumor Gameand the Tiny Pretty Thingsduology, which was made into a Netflix original series. She is COO of the nonprofit We Need Diverse Books and the owner of Cake Creative.

Tiffany D. Jacksonis theNew York Timesbestselling author ofAllegedly,Monday’s Not Coming,Let Me Hear a Rhyme,Grown,White Smoke,The Weight of Blood,andThe Scammer.A MargaretA. Edwards Award and Coretta Scott KingJohn Steptoe New Talent Award winner, the Brooklyn native is splitting her time between the South andthe borough she loves. You can visit her atwriteinbk.com

Nic Stoneis the #1New York Timesbestselling author of the William C. Morris Award finalistDear Martin,NAACP Image Award finalistDear Justyce,Dear Manny,Chaos Theory, andClean Getawayand the Shuri novel series with Marvel Comics. You can find her online atnicstone.info.

Angie Thomasis the author of the award-winning, #1New York TimesbestsellingNic Blake and the Remarkablesseries,The Hate U Give,On the Come Up, andConcrete Roseas well asFind Your Voice: A Guided Journal for Writing Your Truth.She is also a coauthor of the bestselling collaborative novelsBlackoutandWhiteout. A former teen rapper who holds a BFA in creative writing, Angie divides her time between her native Mississippi, and Atlanta. You can find her online atangiethomas.com.

Ashley Woodfolk is the award-winning author of over ten books includingthe highly acclaimed novelsThe Beauty That Remains,When You Were Everything,andNothing Burns As Bright As You. A publishing professional for over a decade, Ashley is now a full-time mom and writer whospends the majority of her time drinking coffee, running after her children, and making up stories she sometimes writes down. She lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.

Nicola Yoonis the #1New York Timesbestselling author ofEverything, EverythingandThe Sun Is Also a Star,both of which have been adapted into major motion pictures. She is a National Book Award finalist, a Michael L. Printz Honor Book recipient, and a Coretta Scott King New Talent Award winner.She’s also co-publisher of Joy Revolution, a Random House young adult imprint focused on love stories starring people of color.

• Publisher: Quill Tree Books
• Publish Date: June 02, 2026
• Pages: 288
• Language: English
• Type: Hardback
• EAN/UPC: 9780063217508
• Dimensions: 8.3 in H | 5.5 in W | 0.79 lb Wt
• BISAC Categories: Teens & YARomance, Teens & YAMystery, Thrillers & Crime, Teens & YA Popular Fiction