Message in the Bottle

His sister vanished without a trace. So how did a letter from her, dated last week, just wash ashore? Six months after his sister Sam vanished on the remote Island, infamous Whisper Atoll, Leo receives a one-word condolence from her expedition partner: "Consumed." Grief-stricken and desperate for closure, Leo travels to the same isolated island lodge. He is seeking traces of her final days. What he finds is impossible. A bottle, half-buried in black sand. Inside, a note in Sam's unmistakable handwriting, dated one week ago. Its warning is a truth that will unravel his world: "The island is wrong. The geography changes. Don't trust the paths. Find me." Armed with only his sister's cryptic field journal, Leo is plunged into a race against a landscape that refuses to stay still. Waterfalls move overnight. Beaches become cliffs. The jungle itself watches with a patient, ancient hunger. To survive, he must ally with the lodge's secretive owner and a geologist with a hidden agenda, each guarding their own dark history with the island. But the deeper Leo goes, the clearer the terrifying rules become. This is no ordinary island. It is a living, breathing archive of lost time. And escape demands a sacrifice more profound than he ever imagined: the very memory of why he came. Message in the Bottle is a relentless, atmospheric thriller perfect for fans of the mind-bending suspense and mystery of Blake Crouch and the eerie, primal isolation of Jeff VanderMeer's Annihilation**.** Step onto the island. The most dangerous thriller of the year is waiting.