Something in The Water by Catherine Steadman

“I leave Mark thinking while I head back to Charles’ office to pick up our diamonds. And suddenly this feels fun again. I could do this forever with Mark, a Daisy to his Gatsby" (212).

I think this might just be my first thriller book and it was the perfect introduction to the genre. It turned out to be just what I needed to relax and escape for a little while from COVID. Something in the Water follows a couple, Mark and Erin, on their honeymoon who discover a sunken plane with two million dollars (half in diamonds and half in cash) in a bag floating just above the crash site. They decide to keep the items, launching them into a scandal that only one of them survives.

I picked this quote because it references The Great Gatsby (a book I finished just before this one) which I think encapsulates the relationship between the characters perfectly. I won't give anything away about either of the books, but both couples find themselves having to protect one another in very similar ways.