The Perfect Guest
20 June 2024Imprint: Black & White Publishing
Synopsis
She stayed in your house. Now she wants your life . . .
'Tense, compulsive and gripping, The Perfect Guest is uncomfortable in the best possible way' Charlotte Levin
'I devoured this book' Sophie Flynn
'So bloody good' Laura Pearson
We all have that friend - the one who doesn't quite belong. Dinah Marshall is that person and knows it. After someone drops out, she's invited to spend the weekend at a luxury holiday home with women she's known since university. However, the gulf between them has widened since then, and Dinah is conscious of being the only one with no money, career, partner or children. Feeling like an outsider, she takes to snooping around the house. She's fascinated by its owners, Sarah and Isaac Rivers - and when she discovers she can secretly stay an extra night, that fascination quickly spirals into obsession.
When Isaac Rivers meets 'Diana Malone' at an exclusive members club, he introduces her to his wife and friends, and she's soon welcomed into the group. She seems to be trying a little too hard, however, and as her somewhat intense behaviour starts to raise both eyebrows and questions, one of her new acquaintances begins to suspect she isn't who she says she is. For Diana - or is it Dinah? -this is a disaster: she's worked hard to get where she has, and these suspicions threaten everything. But Diana isn't the only one with secrets, and if she's going down, then she might just take everyone else with her . . .
'Tense, compulsive and gripping, The Perfect Guest is uncomfortable in the best possible way' Charlotte Levin
'I devoured this book' Sophie Flynn
'So bloody good' Laura Pearson
We all have that friend - the one who doesn't quite belong. Dinah Marshall is that person and knows it. After someone drops out, she's invited to spend the weekend at a luxury holiday home with women she's known since university. However, the gulf between them has widened since then, and Dinah is conscious of being the only one with no money, career, partner or children. Feeling like an outsider, she takes to snooping around the house. She's fascinated by its owners, Sarah and Isaac Rivers - and when she discovers she can secretly stay an extra night, that fascination quickly spirals into obsession.
When Isaac Rivers meets 'Diana Malone' at an exclusive members club, he introduces her to his wife and friends, and she's soon welcomed into the group. She seems to be trying a little too hard, however, and as her somewhat intense behaviour starts to raise both eyebrows and questions, one of her new acquaintances begins to suspect she isn't who she says she is. For Diana - or is it Dinah? -this is a disaster: she's worked hard to get where she has, and these suspicions threaten everything. But Diana isn't the only one with secrets, and if she's going down, then she might just take everyone else with her . . .
Details
20 June 2024352 pages
9781785306785Imprint: Black & White Publishing
Reviews
Dinah Marshall is one of the best unreliable narrators I've read in a long time. Tense, compulsive and gripping, The Perfect Guest is uncomfortable in the best possible way. I love it!Charlotte Levin, author of R&J Pick, IF I LET YOU GO
An exciting new voice in psychological suspense. I devoured this book in a couple of sittings - highly recommendedSophie Flynn, author of WHAT STAYS UNSAID
Sharply drawn characters, a plot that makes you squirm but that you can't look away from. So bloody goodLaura Pearson, author of THE LAST LIST OF MABEL BEAUMONT
A promising debut from a first time author with a keen eye for storytellingDaily Mail
