Bay of Thieves

Two female lawyers living the high life in the South of France explore the limits of their own corruption when they find themselves at the mercy of their dangerous clients who would prefer to kill them than be exposed.

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'Davis is very much a name to watch' FINANCIAL TIMES

'Chic and gripping' IMRAN MAHMOOD

'A timely and richly nuanced financial thriller' CHRIS PAVONE

'A deeply human drama' ELIZABETH MACNEAL

'Immersive, atmospheric' ROBERT RUTHERFORD

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 . . .

When their boss draws them deeper into his web of corruption, the chic veneer of their existence falls away, along with their excuses, leaving both women dangerously exposed to the lures of greed, gambling and hazardous liaisons. Vanessa and Kate become desperate for an escape route, a way to beat the system without destroying themselves, but the only ones available make them worse than those they are seeking to evade. While one woman pulls away from corruption, the other is drawn in. But just how far will each of them go for money - their clients' and their own - before someone is killed?

Amid the opulence of the Côte D'Azur, Bay of Thieves explores the distorting power of wealth and its ability to destroy beliefs held over a lifetime.

Praise for Megan Davis:
'A sharply written, clever and classy thrill-ride through the streets of Paris. Atmospheric and twisting' CHRIS WHITAKER

'An intelligent, gripping and stylish literary thriller - I couldn't put it down. Megan Davis is a major new talent' SOPHIE HANNAH

'A well-written, intriguing novel with an excellent sense of place' KAMILA SHAMSIE

'A sharply written, clever and classy thrill-ride through the streets of Paris. Atmospheric and twisting' - Chris Whitaker on The Messenger

'An intelligent, gripping and stylish literary thriller - I couldn't put it down. Megan Davis is a major new talent' - Sophie Hannah on The Messenger

'Megan Davis's electric, suspenseful and stunning evocation of contemporary Paris is unforgettable' - Elizabeth Macneal on The Messenger

'A well-written, intriguing novel with an excellent sense of place' - Kamila Shamsie on The Messenger

'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, author of Two Nights in Lisbon

Megan Davis was born in Australia and grew up in mining towns across the world. She has worked in the film industry and her credits include Atonement, In Bruges, Pride and Prejudice and the Bourne films. Megan is also a lawyer and is currently an associate at Spotlight on Corruption. She has an MA in Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia. Her debut, The Messenger, won the Bridport Prize for a First Novel in 2018, judged by Kamila Shamsie, as well as the Lucy Cavendish Prize for unpublished writers in 2021. She has lived in many places, including France for a number of years, but now lives in London.

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