5-STAR REVIEW: NO ONE ABOARD by Emy McGuire

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The Description

Publication Date: December 2, 2025

The White Lotus meets The Last Thing He Told Me in this domestic mystery about a luxury sailboat found floating adrift in the ocean and the secrets of the missing family who set sail aboard it weeks before…

“No One Aboard is a riveting, astonishing debut, and Emy McGuire is an important new voice in fiction. I will read anything she writes!”
—Sarah Pekkanen, #1 New York Times bestselling author

At the start of summer, billionaire couple Francis and Lila Cameron set off on their private luxury sailboat to celebrate the high school graduation of their two beloved children.

Three weeks later, the Camerons have not been heard from, the captain hasn’t responded to radio calls, and the sailboat is found floating off the coast of Florida.

Empty.

Where are the Camerons? What happened on their trip? And what secrets does the beautiful boat hold?

Set over the course of their vacation and in the aftermath of the sailboat’s discovery, No One Aboard asks who is more dangerous to a family: a stormy ocean or each other?

The Review

The Cameron family oozes money, from the business tycoon father and actress mother to the 17-year-old twins poised to celebrate a milestone birthday aboard their luxury yacht.

Author Emy McGuire throws in an extra twist when a fisherman discovers the yacht drifting and empty. No One Aboard serves up an intriguing mystery as the story flashes back, delivering clues from different characters.

It’s clear that Francis and Lila are focused on luxury. From interactions with their teens—Tia and Rylan—it is apparent there is an undercurrent of discontent. The tension builds, soon involving all seven aboard the yacht.

In the open sea, secrets and old resentments come to a head in an explosive, action-packed set of events.

No One Aboard offers a multi-faceted storyline with a riveting conclusion. Buy Links

About The Author EMY MCGUIRE holds a bachelor’s degree in theatre/creative writing from New College of Florida. She has toured nationally in the Edgar Allan Poe Show, sailed from Rome to Antigua, and written everything from ocean thrillers to pirate musicals. She lives in Colorado.