Five old friends reunite for an idyllic glamping trip on the Cornwall coast, but it turns into a waking nightmare when someone goes missing – and the facade of close friendship crumbles at the reveal of deadly secrets.
Max and Annie Kingsley have left the London rat race with their twelve-year-old son, Kip, to set up a glamping site in the wilds of Cornwall. Before opening to the public, they invite their old university friends for a trial weekend: reality TV judge Dominic, doctor and new mum Kira, free-spirited Jim, and their partners and children. But just as they settle in for a jovial weekend, the reunion veers off-course.
First, there’s tension between Kip, recently adopted from the foster care system, and Phoebe, Dominic's daughter, leading to a tense confrontation between the parents. And then, a storm quickly develops while the children embark on a group excursion to the beach. With winds battering the tents and toppling trees, they return one child short, and with the camp entirely cut off from the rest of civilisation – and help.
Moving between a police investigation, a hospital room and the catastrophic weekend, The Search Party is a gripping, surprising destination thriller about the bonds of old friendship and the lengths parents will go to in order to protect their children.
