The Only Survivors
A decade ago, a group of classmates survived a tragic car accident after swerving to avoid a deer, while many of their peers were not so lucky. Bound together by survival and secrets, the remaining few reunite every year to remember - and to forget. When they gather at a secluded beach house, old tensions flare, and unsettling events suggest that the past may not be as buried as they thought. Megan Miranda delivers a chilling, atmospheric thriller about memory, guilt, and the dangerous truths we keep hidden.
- Cassidy, Amaya, Brody, Josh, Clara, Grace, Oliver, Hollis, Ian - The survivors
- Russ - Cassidy's boyfriend
- Ian - One of the survivors who died recently
- Clara - Another survivor who killed herself on the 1 year anniversary of the accident
- Cassidy is planning on skipping the annual meet up until she receives an anonymous text with Ian's obituary.
- At the Shallows, Cassidy finds a washed-up phone on the beach; is it the phone that was used to text her Ian's obituary.
- They find a hidden camera in the house - someone has been watching them.
- Everyone leaves the Shallows.
- Cassidy find the app for the camera in the Shallows on Ian's phone.
- The camera shows a video from months ago of Ian talking to a man who claims to be Clara's brother; he says he knows bad things happened that night, so he has been watching all the survivors.
- Ian tells the man that Cassidy wrote journals about what really happened.
- Cassidy realizes the journals are missing leading her to believe Russ is Clara's brother and the one watching them.
- Amaya texts asking for help, and everyone rushes to her house.
- Russ is there threatening the survivors and demanding to know who stabbed Ben.
- Grace accidentally stabbed Ben when Amaya shoved him into her during a fight with Brody.
- Clara killed herself over guilt and Grace witnessed it but did nothing.
- Russ chases Grace outside and falls into the canyon.
- Cassidy was the real cause of the crash; she jumped in front of the van after a stop because they were leaving without her.
- The survivors make a new pact not to reveal what really happened.
- Cassidy finds her journals in Russ' car and vows to destroy them.
- They tell police Russ was stalking them out of grief for Clara.
- Cassidy, Amaya, Brody, Hollis, Josh, Grace, Oliver - Alive - Even more bound together by another tragic event full of secrets and lies.
- Clara - Dead - Was it really suicide or did Grace kill her to keep her quiet?
- Ian - Dead - Russ says he didn't kill Ian but that he died of an overdose.
- Russ - Dead - Did he slip or was he pushed by Grace?
- Car accident
- Death
- Suicide
- Drug abuse
- Addiction
- Adult/child relationship
Twist
Publisher: Scribner
ISBN: 9781668010419
Publish Date: April 11, 2023
Note: Details are for the original edition. Other formats, editions, and audiobook versions may be available.