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The Night of the Party by Anna-Lou Weatherley Also by this author: Black Heart, The Couple on Cedar Close, The Stranger's Wife, The Woman Inside
Series: Detective Dan Riley #5
Also in this series: Black Heart, The Couple on Cedar Close, The Stranger's Wife, The Woman Inside
Published by Bookouture on 12th January 2022
Genres: Crime, Suspense, Thriller
Pages: 297
Format: eARC
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Two Couples. Three Secrets. One Murder.
In a beautiful house surrounded by woodland, the Drayton family and their dearest friends are enjoying dinner together. The wine is flowing, the meal has been lovingly prepared, and it’s going to be an evening none of them will ever forget…
A doting motherwith a manipulative daughter.
A loving husbandlying to his family.
A close friendkeeping a shocking secret.
A beautiful girlwho will be dead by the end of the night.
A totally unputdownable and nail-bitingly tense psychological thriller with an explosive double twist that will leave you reeling. Fans of Lisa Jewell, Gillian McAllister and Lucy Foley will be hooked on The Night of the Party.
Oh, what a book! I don’t even know where to start.
I think I’ll start with the lovely Detective Dan. Oh, Dan Riley. I have loved you since the very first book. This man has that coppers gut. He seems to just know when something isn’t quite right. It’s quite a skill. Dan has grown so much since the first book but he’s still the same man in his core. If I ever needed a crime investigating he would be one of the top detectives on my list.
This case had SO many secrets. I couldn’t tell who to trust and if I was coming or going. Honestly. Every time something was revealed it just gave more questions than answers. I was totally hooked!
I love Anna-Lou’s writing style. I love the different POVs and the way this book reads so differently from other police procedurals. This one really gets into the psychology of it all. I really do find it fascinating.
I absolutely loved every page of this book and cannot wait for the next one.
About Anna-Lou Weatherley
Anna-Lou began her career as a dancer but a moped accident in Ibiza put paid to those aspirations and so she went back to her first and one true love – writing! She re-trained as a journalist, specialising mainly in women’s interest and celebrity, becoming the Editor of J-17 and Smash Hits as well as writing for a host of women’s magazines.
Anna-Lou has written three Adult Fiction titles – Vengeful Wives and Wicked Wives, both published by Avon in the UK and Bookouture in the US and Canada and Pleasure Island published by Bookouture.
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@bookouture Thank you so much for this incredible review. I’m so glad you enjoyed it x
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