Beach Babylon by Imogen Edwards-Jones & Anonymous

Following Air Babylon and Fashion Babylon, Edwards-Jones returns to the scene of her first crime against literature, Hotel Babylon, in this case a luxury island resort where the sand is white and most of the staff are black. The locations change but the bad behaviour remains the same: tantrums, sexual high-jinks and champagne binges — all of which are handled with fixed smiles and as much discretion as possible (until you're paid to spill the beans).

Synopsis by Foyles.co.uk

How does it feel to live and work in the world's most beautiful and luxurious tropical island resort, surrounded by white sandy beaches and aquamarine seas? How does it feel to be in the lap of luxury when you're thousands of miles from anywhere else? And when the guests are some of the richest and most demanding people in the world, where do you find the energy every day to smile, smile and smile again?"Beach Babylon" takes you behind the scenes at a five-star tropical island resort. Do all the stories which take place behind the closed doors of the exclusive spa have happy endings? What do the world's richest people expect from room service during their fortnight in paradise? What does the windsurfing instructor do to keep sane after hours? In the bestselling tradition of her previous Babylon books, Imogen Edwards-Jones investigates the rivalries and alliances between the staff at a resort where pandering to the guests' most extravagant whims is de rigueur. With a cast of millionaires, celebrities, hangers-on and prostitutes, "Beach Babylon" takes you to a world where extreme luxury is the norm and where excess somehow isn't always enough.