Caro Carver’s “Bad Tourists” is a thrilling mystery centered on three best friends on a postdivorce trip to the Maldives. Ellery Lloyd’s “The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby” explores scandalous lies and female power through different eras. David Ellis’s “The Best Lies” features a pathological liar attorney who is implicated in a murder. Kate Quinn’s “The Briar Club” delves into McCarthy-era secrets in 1950s Washington, D.C. Jacqueline Winspear concludes her Maisie Dobbs historical mystery series with “The Comfort of Ghosts.” The article recommends these books for readers seeking an escape from real-life problems.