S8E4 The Dive: Sara Ochs on the dark underbelly of an island paradise

“It's so welcoming. The people are wonderful. It's beautiful. It was really where I thought I could see myself living and building a life. And then when I found out about that murder, it did raise the hairs on the back of my neck.”

How does a place you love transform into a place of fear? Can the beauty of an island paradise ever outshine the darkness that lies beneath the surface?

The Dive is the debut novel from Sara Ochs. The thriller takes place on the fictional island of Koh Sang in Thailand, where backpackers are being picked off one by one. In this episode we discover how The Dive was inspired by Sara’s real-life experience in Koh Tao - a paradise plagued by murder.

In this episode, you will learn:

• Why you don’t have to be trained in writing, to write.
• The importance of dramatic irony.
• Why you need to take time to reflect on your success.

Find out more about Sara here.

Your host is inkjockey founder Mark Heywood.

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