The Safari

"A must-read" (Heather Gudenkauf, New York Times bestselling author) from the acclaimed author of The Main Character about a wealthy family drawn together on a South African safari, only for a series of shocking murders to rock their exclusive compound.

Odelia Babel, CEO of a sustainable fashion empire, is about to marry for the second time--to a man twenty-five years her junior. Asher Bach is the thirty-something designer of Odelia's luxury clothing line, the darling of every high-fashion journalist, and madly in love with Odelia.

Eager to celebrate her nuptials with her nearest and dearest, Odelia invites her adult children, her daughter-in-law, her grandchild, and her best friend/assistant to an all-expenses-paid luxury safari at Leopard Sands in South Africa, the Babel family's favorite vacation spot.

It seems like the perfect trip, but not everyone is thrilled for the happy couple. Amid game drives in the bush and bonfires beneath the desert stars, tensions among the family threaten to boil over. And then, the morning after a big fight with her son Sam--and hours before the wedding--Odelia is found murdered. Sam is immediately the prime suspect, but he claims he has an ironclad alibi--he was with his twin sister, Bailey. Only Bailey is nowhere to be found...

As the heat roils in this "cleverly constructed puzzler that brings all the delights of classic Golden Age mysteries into the 21st century" (Library Journal, starred review), desperate poachers and ferocious animals lurk, and dark motives fester, it becomes clear that whoever killed Odelia isn't quite finished yet, and the rest of the Babel family is their prey.

Author: Jaclyn Goldis
Publisher: Atria Books
Published: 05/20/2025
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9781668066959


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 02/01/2025 pg. 47
Publishers Weekly 03/03/2025
Shelf Awareness 06/22/2025

About the Author
Jaclyn Goldis is a graduate of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and NYU School of Law. She practiced estate planning law at a large Chicago firm for seven years before leaving her job to travel the world and write novels. After culling her possessions into only what would fit in a backpack, she traveled for over a year until settling in Tel Aviv, where she can often be found writing from cafés near the beach. She is the author of The Chateau, The Main Character, and The Safari.