The Bachelorette Party

A true-crime obsessive joins an old friend’s bridal party with ulterior motives in this predictable thriller from Swedish suspense novelist Sten (The Resting Place). In 2012, four young women arrived on Isle Blind, a sliver of land in the Baltic Sea, for their annual get-together. They never returned home. Authorities concluded that the women died in a boating accident, but speculation about the “Nacka Four”—so named for their Swedish hometown—ran high among island residents and internet sleuths. Ten years later, Isle Blind is the site of a luxe new yoga resort complete with sunrise sessions and vegan catering. Tessa, a recently disgraced crime podcaster who has long been obsessed with the Nacka Four, is intrigued to be invited to the resort for her friend Anneliese’s bachelorette party. Though Tessa feels like “a fuckup” compared to Anneliese’s other bridesmaids, she accepts the invitation, hoping she might resurrect her career by cracking the case of the Nacka Four. Instead, more bodies pile up. Sten fashions a promising setup, but the narrative meanders on its way to an obvious yet overheated conclusion. This is nothing special. (June)