The Vacation
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Thanks to Dr. Gill Sare, for advice on medical matters. I’m also indebted to Paul Boyer, French winemaker extraordinaire, who was very generous with his time talking about all things Languedoc (his organic wines also come highly recommended). Thank you to my fellow author Diane Jeffrey, for help with the French text, and for putting me in touch with Michael Moran who answered my questions on French policing. Anyone who has been to Autignac or the surrounding area will know I’ve taken a few liberties with the local geography, for story purposes, but it remains an absolutely delightful little village in a beautiful part of southern France.
To my children, Sophie and Tom—thanks for being two of my first readers, and for picking up things that no one else has seen. To my mum and dad, for their continuing support, and to Jenny and Bernard, John and Sue for promoting my books at home and abroad (you really should be on commission).
This book is dedicated to my big brothers, Ralph and Ollie, with whom I shared a lot of holidays when we were growing up—luckily, they were never like Jake and Ethan (although they did bury me in a hole in the garden once). Thanks for your kind words of encouragement, your ideas, and your interest in my writing over the years. The beers are on me.
Also by T. M. Logan
Lies
29 Seconds
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Born in Berkshire to an English father and a German mother, T. M. LOGAN studied at Queen Mary and Cardiff Universities before becoming a national newspaper journalist. Logan lives in Nottinghamshire and is the author of Lies and 29 Seconds. You can sign up for email updates here.
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CONTENTS
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
Epigraph
Saturday
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Sunday
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Monday
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Tuesday
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Wednesday
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Thursday
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
Chapter 62
Chapter 63
Chapter 64
Chapter 65
Chapter 66
Chapter 67
Chapter 68
Chapter 69
Chapter 70
Chapter 71
Chapter 72
Chapter 73
Chapter 74
Chapter 75
Chapter 76
One Month Later
Chapter 77
Chapter 78
Chapter 79
Acknowledgments
Also by T. M. Logan
About the Author
Copyright
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
First published in the United States by St. Martin’s Press, an imprint of St. Martin’s Publishing Group
THE VACATION. Copyright © 2019 by Logan Communications Ltd. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Publishing Group, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271.
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Cover design by Danielle Christopher
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The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:
Names: Logan, T. M., author.
Title: The vacation: a novel / T. M. Logan.
Description: First U.S. Edition. | New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2020. | Originally published in Great Britain under the title The Holiday by Zaffre, Bonnier Books UK in 2019.
Identifiers: LCCN 2019059157 | ISBN 9781250270771 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781250270788 (ebook)
Subjects: GSAFD: Mystery fiction.
Classification: LCC PR6112.O3375 V33 2020 | DDC 823/.92—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019059157
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Originally published in Great Britain under the title The Holiday by Zaffre, Bonnier Books UK
First U.S. Edition: 2020