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The Fifth Guest

By: Jenny Knight
Narrated by: Sofia Engstrand
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All of them are guilty of something…

Five friends. One deadly secret.

Five old university friends gather on the eve of their flatmate’s memorial at a beautiful riverside house.

Host Caro is as perfect as always.

Shy, awkward Lily’s now a bestselling author.

Sports hero George loves suburban fatherhood.

Bad-boy Travis only gets his highs from meditation.

And gatecrasher Elle is still a troublemaker.

Estranged for years, they’re finally ready to reminisce over dry martinis and delicious food. But there’s more than that on the menu…

Because each guest is hiding a dark secret about their time at Oxford.

They’re all guilty of something. Is one of them guilty of murder?

©2022 J Oliver (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Contemporary Contemporary Romance Crime Fiction Domestic Thrillers Psychological Romance Thriller & Suspense Fiction Crime Suspense

Critic reviews

‘Old friends gather at a memorial for their former student housemate, dark secrets and buried truths begin to surface. The Fifth Guest is an intriguing crime novel that will keep you turning the pages late into the night’ Lucy Clarke, author of One of the Girls

‘A highly entertaining tale of jealousy, betrayal, obsession and revenge – I thoroughly enjoyed it’ TM Logan, author of The Holiday
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I really like the friend group setting - the stories that overlap between these characters. Each friend is flawed with interesting back stories that all intertwine. Narration wasn’t great - the inflection for much of the book stinks but overall it’s entertaining enough to keep one listening - easy to follow and kept me guessing until the last chapter.

Kept my interest

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Great story, some fun twists. Creative plot lines. Hope this author has another one coming soon!

Fun and dark

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Whenever a book revolves around life events/choices that seem cringe worthy, traumatic or just painful, it’s easy to relate, even if they aren’t quite the same, to our own experiences. The feelings it evokes typically are. I liked the concept of how these flatmates got back together before a commemorative event. It really is a train wreck from the beginning. But each of them feeling uncomfortable or defensive is exactly in line to those past feelings. The plan, if there was one, is to have each one take some accountability, feel responsible and to feel remorse if needed. The truth is messy and unconventional but it worked out well. The story and characters developed really well over the course of the story. Nice twist at the end. I enjoyed listening!

Narration was really good. Especially as each characters voice was well portrayed along with their emotions!!

Interesting Hard to Look Back at Our Decisions

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This book is written well and had twists that I didn’t anticipate. The story is interesting and kept me hooked.

Really Fun

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I enjoyed this book! Love the balance of past and present, plenty of good twists and fun POVs.

Great story from beginning to end

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I had a hard time following at first but once I understood who the main characters were, I was hooked- many twists that don’t end til the very end. Great story- not your usual repetitive story line, really enjoyed

Wow- not your usual repetitive story line!

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Recommend! Enjoyed the writing, the story and the performance. I’ll follow this author and hope for another book from her soon!

Excellent twists

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This book had some fantastic, complex characters that remained interesting throughout. The narration was exceptional, and brought everything to life. I really enjoyed it.

Slow-burning thriller

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