Let's Not Go Overboard Here

A Novel

Hardback

Variants

by Erica Hendry

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“A missing socialite! A glamorous yacht! A grief-mad protagonist! This hilarious book has f*cking everything!” —Heather Gay, New York Times bestselling author of Bad Mormon

In this twisty, uproarious debut, a pop culture obsessive uses her reality TV expertise to investigate a suspicious disappearance aboard a yacht ... while falling for a hot deckhand and avoiding confronting her best friend's untimely passing—perfect for fans of The Wedding People and Traitors.

This is a story about a definitely dead girl, a possibly dead girl and a living dead girl. All aboard.

There are a lot of things that pop culture aficionado Melanie Hoffman is great at: rattling off storylines from The Real Housewives, reciting the Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen filmography from memory, and quoting Gossip Girl like it’s The Godfather, to name a few. And then there are the things she’s not good at: maintaining a healthy work-life balance, sleeping (in general), and being a functioning adult who isn’t completely destroyed by the death of her best friend, Ari. Mel has accepted that nothing will ever fill the crater-sized hole that Ari’s absence has left behind, and the cork on her grief is stopped tight. But then her company requires Mel to take a mandatory vacation. Cue the explosion.

Desperate to avoid two weeks alone with her thoughts, Mel joins her friend Vish on a yacht trip in Greece chartered by his tech company. It’s the Below Deck fantasy of Mel's dreams, with built-in quasi-celebrities to fixate on in the form of the posh co-founders of Vish's company. Mel has done enough social media stalking to immediately typecast the fabulous yet fragile Freya, her arrogant boyfriend Seb, and the hardworking and humble Ollie. A luxurious yacht chockful of hot, rich Brits? Mel couldn’t dream up a better distraction from her sorrow.

But Mel's dream quickly plunges into nightmarish waters when a sinister conversation overheard in the dead of night convinces Mel that Freya is in danger. And when Freya turns up missing the next morning, Mel immediately clocks what happened with the skill of a rabid true crime fan: Freya was murdered, and Seb is the prime suspect.

But Freya’s disappearance doesn’t rock the boat in the way Mel is expecting. In fact, no one else onboard seems to think anything’s fishy. Mel’s concern for Freya grows into obsession, and she becomes dead set on saving Freya’s life like she couldn’t save Ari’s.

With her time left on the yacht quickly dwindling, Mel must uncover what happened to Freya before going under herself.
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Published By Grand Central Publishing

Format Hardback

Category

Fiction

Diverse Voices

Comedy & Satire

LGBTQIA

General/Other

Number Of Pages 320

Publication Date 06/02/2026

ISBN 9781538776070

Dimensions 6.4 inches x 9.3 inches

“A missing socialite! A glamorous yacht! A grief-mad protagonist! This hilarious book has f*cking everything!”—Heather Gay, New York Times bestselling author of Bad Mormon

"If Below Deck and The White Lotus had a hilarious baby, it would be this razor-sharp debut.”—Jo Piazza, Bestselling author of Everyone is Lying to You

"This read felt like overhearing the gossip of your favourite reality show about terrible people (in the best way!). It’s truly funny and emotional. I loved following Melanie (and the group chat) through the compelling mystery that kept me guessing until the end."—Natalie Sue, bestselling author of I Hope This Finds You Well

"This book is like if an Agatha Christie mystery had a baby with your favorite, funniest reality TV recap podcast. It's page-turning, laugh-out-loud suspense that somehow manages to offer a tender, stunningly rendered portrait of grief and loss. I loved it." —Olivia Muenter, USA Today bestselling author of Such a Bad Influence and Little One

"A beautifully written debut that balances humor with a tender exploration of grief. Entertaining and heartfelt. I couldn't put this one down!"—Gloria Chao, USA Today bestselling author of The Ex-Girlfriend Murder Club

"Side-splittingly funny, propulsive, and poignant, LET'S NOT GO OVERBOARD HERE is a big-hearted tribute to best friends, broken brains, self-acceptance, and life itself. You'll guffaw, gasp, and be in desperate need of whatever Erica Hendry writes next. I couldn't love this book more."—Katie Naymon, author of You Between the Lines

"Erica Hendry's voice is sparkling, quick-witted, and unapologetic about both, something sorely missing from the face of fiction today. Let's Not Go Overboard Here is sharp as a tack; the kick you'll get out of it will send you into orbit, but Hendry grounds you just as fast with the gut punch of honest emotions. What an enviable talent indeed."—Alice Bell, author of Grave Expectations and Displeasure Island

“Hendry’s debut is laugh-out-loud funny, in both the characters’ banter and Mel’s interior monologue. A perfect beach read.”—Booklist

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