Lucy Jones and Kelly O'Brien each have their problems. When they meet in Phuket in December 2004 and share their troubles, the future begins to look more promising. Lucy devises a plan to help Kelly escape from her controlling violent partner. But a tsunami sweeps through the resort causing tragedy and chaos.
After recovering from her injuries, Lucy, whose husband died in the tsunami, travels to Llandudno in Wales to visit her in-laws. Thirteen years later, still in Llandudno and having established a successful business there, an unexpected visitor turns up on Lucy's doorstep who turns her whole world upside down. She then has to consider how far she will go to protect all she holds dear.
The Wave is a psychological thriller set in: Phuket, Thailand; Melbourne, Australia and Llandudno, Wales.