The Beach

Bangkok - first stop on the backpacker trail. On Richard's first night in a hostel a mysterious traveller slits his own wrists, leaving Richard a map to 'the Beach'.

The Beach is a legend among young travellers in Thailand: a secret Island Paradise where a select community lives in blissful isolation. Richard sets out in search of adventure, but finds that the Beach is not what it seems. Paradise comes at a price. 

Author: Alex Garland

Publisher: Penguin

Released Date: 1997

ISBN: 9780140270051