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A Death At The Party by Amy Stuart
**THE NO. 1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER** THE PLANNING TOOK MONTHS. THE MURDER JUST MOMENTS . . . 'Seductive and twisted. Highly recommended!' SHARI LAPENA' A dazzling and dark 'locked room' murder mystery. A searing and compulsive mystery with deliciously dark twists' 5***** READER REVIEW 'Wow. Once started I could not put this book down. It had me gripped from the first to last page. Secrets, lies, twists. A great summer read' 5***** READER REVIEW __________ Nadine Walsh's party started with excitement. But it ended in murder . . . In the day, she frets over the final details. She's determined to make this the event of the year. A chance for everyone to forget the past. In the evening, she's distracted. Her husband and two grown children are consumed with their own concerns. The neighbours are getting on her nerves. But it's Nadine's own secrets that threaten the party. By the end of the night, she will be standing over a dead body . . . But which of her guests will she have murdered? And why? __________ PRAISE FOR A DEATH AT THE PARTY 'Absolutely compulsive reading. I inhaled this book over twenty-four hours' LIZ NUGENT 'Made me hold my breath from the first line to the last' SAMANTHA M. BAILEY 'Ominous and intimate' ASHLEY AUDRAIN 'Chilling' STEPHANIE WROBEL READERS ARE THRILLED TO BE JOINING THE PARTY . . . 'I read this gripping book in one day' 5***** READER REVIEW 'What a party to be at!' 5***** READER REVIEW 'Brilliant story keeping you in suspense from start to finish' 5***** READER REVIEW 'I loved the twist at the end' 5***** READER REVIEW 'The plot kept me guessing right up until the final revelation' 5***** READER REVIEW 'Amy writes captivatingly and brings her characters to life' 5***** READER REVIEW 'A brilliantly plotted novel' 5***** READER REVIEW 'This book gripped me from the very beginning' 5***** READER REVIEW 'Twisty and full of suspense. I was on the edge of my seat' 5***** READER REVIEW 'An absolutely riveting story. A must-read' 5***** READER REVIEW
What a mad delight this book is - so seductive and twistedHighly recommended! -- Shari Lapena
A terrific family drama. I adored it - absolutely compulsive reading as all the family skeletons are clamouring to get out of the cupboard. I inhaled this book over twenty-four hours -- Liz Nugent
Ominous and intimate...the rare kind of read that's a mood in itself, with tension that dances just perfectly until the end. Immersive and so sharply observed, Amy Stuart delivers a gorgeous literary thriller to devour -- Ashley Audrain
Not only did I read this book in a single day, I read it in a single sitting...Stuart cleverly turns the classic whodunit on its head; in this case we know who the murderer is - the victim's identity is the question mark. A chilling exploration of how we cope with the things we've done, as well as those that have been done to us -- Stephanie Wrobel
A superb masterpiece. A Death At The Party brilliantly unfolds over the course of a single day, featuring a deliciously imperfect protagonist untwining her past as she prepares for the party of her life. Stuart's crisp writing and tightly paced plot made me hold my breath from the first line to the last. This is an absolutely stand-out book by a phenomenal talent -- Samantha M. Bailey
Tense and twisting, with a sophistication that belies its darkness. A Death At The Party is much like the hostess of the titular party at its core: elegant and beautiful but hiding so many secrets. Prepare to be captivated by this masterful and shocking collision of past and present and the lies that can no longer stay buried -- Laurie Elizabeth Flynn
For fans of Gillian Flynn and Ashley Audrain, A Death At The Party is razor-sharp and salaciously riveting. A jigsaw puzzle of a story that will hook you instantly and reward you with a shattering, satisfying conclusion -- Marissa Stapley
A terrific family drama. I adored it - absolutely compulsive reading as all the family skeletons are clamouring to get out of the cupboard. I inhaled this book over twenty-four hours -- Liz Nugent
Ominous and intimate...the rare kind of read that's a mood in itself, with tension that dances just perfectly until the end. Immersive and so sharply observed, Amy Stuart delivers a gorgeous literary thriller to devour -- Ashley Audrain
Not only did I read this book in a single day, I read it in a single sitting...Stuart cleverly turns the classic whodunit on its head; in this case we know who the murderer is - the victim's identity is the question mark. A chilling exploration of how we cope with the things we've done, as well as those that have been done to us -- Stephanie Wrobel
A superb masterpiece. A Death At The Party brilliantly unfolds over the course of a single day, featuring a deliciously imperfect protagonist untwining her past as she prepares for the party of her life. Stuart's crisp writing and tightly paced plot made me hold my breath from the first line to the last. This is an absolutely stand-out book by a phenomenal talent -- Samantha M. Bailey
Tense and twisting, with a sophistication that belies its darkness. A Death At The Party is much like the hostess of the titular party at its core: elegant and beautiful but hiding so many secrets. Prepare to be captivated by this masterful and shocking collision of past and present and the lies that can no longer stay buried -- Laurie Elizabeth Flynn
For fans of Gillian Flynn and Ashley Audrain, A Death At The Party is razor-sharp and salaciously riveting. A jigsaw puzzle of a story that will hook you instantly and reward you with a shattering, satisfying conclusion -- Marissa Stapley
Amy Stuart is the no. 1 bestselling author of three novels, Still Mine, Still Water, and Still Here. Shortlisted for the Arthur Ellis Best First Novel Award and winner of the 2011 Writers' Union of Canada Short Fiction Competition, Amy is the founder of Writerscape, an online community for hopeful and emerging writers. Amy lives in Toronto with her husband and their three sons.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781405957175 |
| ISBN 10 | 1405957174 |
| Title | A Death At The Party |
| Author | Amy Stuart |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2023-08-03 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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