Fabulous read. Really twisty, it was hard to keep on top of who were the villians!
Loved the constant switch between the adults and the children.
Overall a really exciting read.
My thanks to netgalley and the publisher for my copy

This was the very definition of a page turner. What started out as a missing bus of wealthy schoolchildren descended into a twisty, multi-layered story.

Definitely worth reading

Guilt Trip is a tense and gripping thriller that explores both the terror of a missing child and the devastating secrets parents keep from one another. When a school minibus carrying the swim team fails to return after a meet, panic spreads through the elite halls of Olivia Smith’s school. Her mother Emily soon learns that the bus and its passengers have simply vanished. With no phones allowed at school, there is no way to contact the children, leaving parents and police scrambling for answers.

The story alternates between the perspectives of the parents and the teenagers, with each chapter cleverly linking together in a seamless chain of revelations. This structure keeps the reader constantly engaged while gradually peeling back layers of deception, manipulation and hidden truths.
Jo Furniss excels at capturing the claustrophobic fear of waiting parents alongside the vulnerability of the missing children.

The characterisation is sharp, authentic and at times uncomfortably real, showing how quickly relationships fracture under pressure. The suspense is relentless, and just as the reader begins to feel safe in one direction, the story takes another unexpected turn.

Guilt Trip is more than just a missing-children thriller; it is a razor-sharp examination of parenting, privilege and the lies families live with every day. Uncompromising and compelling, this is a book that feels frighteningly plausible and impossible to put down.

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