The Blue by Lucy Clarke gradually unrolls events surrounding a crew mate’s disappearance from a sailing yacht.

The book switches between Then and Now to tell the story. In the now, Lana is living on her own in New Zealand when she hears of a recovery attempt of a capsized yacht named The Blue. This sets her to remembering her time on the yacht about eight months earlier.

Lana and her lifelong friend Kitty we’re traveling to escape their family issues when they crossed paths with Blue crew members. Everyone seemed to be using the yacht as an escape. They were excited to join for as long as they could. At first their experiences were idyllic, but once a crew member disappeared it all changed.

Lana felt that there was foul play behind the crew mate’s disappearance. She begins to be more isolated from the rest of the crew, until events reach a breaking point. Lana turns her back on Kitty and the other relationships she made once the yacht docks.

Now she must face the survivors and finally figure out the truth.