
The Perfect Guests
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Narrated by:
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Elizabeth Knowelden
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Candice Moll
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Steve West
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By:
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Emma Rous
The USA Today best-selling author of The Au Pair returns with another delicious, twisty novel - about a grand estate with many secrets, an orphan caught in a web of lies, and a young woman playing a sinister game.
1988. Beth Soames is 14 years old when her aunt takes her to stay at Raven Hall, a rambling manor in the isolated East Anglian fens. The Averells, the family who lives there, are warm and welcoming, and Beth becomes fast friends with their daughter, Nina. At times, Beth even feels like she's truly part of the family...until they ask her to help them with a harmless game - and nothing is ever the same.
2019. Sadie Langton is an actress struggling to make ends meet when she lands a well-paying gig to pretend to be a guest at a weekend party. She is sent a suitcase of clothing, a dossier outlining the role she is to play, and instructions. It's strange, but she needs the money, and when she sees the stunning manor she'll be staying at, she figures she’s got nothing to lose.
In person, Raven Hall is even grander than she'd imagined - even with the damage from a fire decades before - but the walls seem to have eyes. As day turns to night, Sadie starts to feel that there's something off about the glamorous guests who arrive, and as the party begins, it becomes chillingly apparent their unseen host is playing games with everyone...including her.
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Critic reviews
“The Perfect Guests is an engaging, unsettling tale of suspense, perfect for fans of Ruth Ware and Lucy Foley” (BookReporter)
"Clever and engaging. Rous creates the ultimate house party mystery. A room full of strangers - or are they? Whispers of an old tragedy - or is it? An elaborately plated dinner - until one by one the guests fall ill. Old secrets and new dangers collide in this deliciously thrilling tale." (Lisa Gardner, number one New York Times best-selling author)
“A richly atmospheric time-slip mystery with the pulse of a thriller, The Perfect Guests is deliciously evocative and absolutely spellbinding. Set up like a game of Clue, the story alternates between two narratives, one in the past, the other in the present, each chapter winding the tension higher as you discover the pieces you need to solve the puzzle. With vividly drawn characters, gorgeous prose, and an electric sense of place and time, I was sucked in from the very first page. [A] fun and immensely satisfying treat!” (Christina McDonald, USA Today best-selling author of Behind Every Lie)
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Loved it!!!!!
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Can’t stop listening!!
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Different but a little all over the place
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lost-n-found???
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boring
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If you like baffling intrigue
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I fell in love with some of the characters and was completely enamored with the setting.
I agree with another reviewer who described this book as a bit “all over the place”.
It could be structured in a more organized way which would have made for a better experience for the reader. But still, I found this story to be fascinating and completely original. I truly love and appreciate when an author takes risks and does something different than the standard gothic setup we tend to see with books in this genre.
Beautiful, strange, but utterly absorbing.
The narration is wonderful from start to finish.
Definitely recommend this one.
Original, Unique, Beautiful
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The plot twist seemed forced, and the ending was just a little to hallmark-ish at some parts. I was hoping the big family deception was going to be deeper than what it was.
Engaging yet somehow still underwhelming
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Worth the Effort
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