An Unwanted Guest

Author Shari Lapena
Narrator Hillary Huber
Publisher Transworld
Publish Date 26 July 2018
Run Time 8 hours and 27 minutes
Format Audio
Genre Crime and mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: police procedural, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Fiction: general and literary, Modern and contemporary fiction, Narrative theme: Interior life, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Psychological thriller, Thriller / suspense fiction.

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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER from the number one bestselling author of THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR.

We can't choose the strangers we meet.

As the guests arrive at beautiful, remote Mitchell's Inn, they're all looking forward to a relaxing weekend deep in the forest, miles from anywhere. They watch their fellow guests with interest, from a polite distance.

Usually we can avoid the people who make us nervous, make us afraid.

With a violent storm raging, the group finds itself completely cut off from the outside world. Nobody can get in - or out. And then the first body is found . . . and the horrifying truth comes to light. There's a killer among them - and nowhere to run.

Until we find ourselves in a situation we can't escape. Trapped.

©2018 Shari Lapena (P)2018 Penguin Audio

Critics Review

If you want an unputdownable thriller, youu2019re in luck u2013 best-seller Shari Lapena is back with a new whodunnitu2026Crafted like a vintage Christie and just as tense, this will be a smash hit

Heat

Tense. Unpredictable. Unputdownable. Shari Lapena's novels are domestic noir at its finest.

Simon Kernick

The psychological thrillers of Lapena are masterclasses in tightly plotted, economical narrativeu2026This third novel has a premise straight out of a Agatha Christie classic

Metro

[An Unwanted Guest] once again shows her gift for smart characterisation combined with a subtle appreciation for the darkness of the human heart . . . A perfectly choreographed danse macabre.

Mail on Sunday

An intriguing cast, an isolated location, a raging storm and the threat of death in every dark corner: An Unwanted Guest reads like Agatha Christie with a shot of adrenalin. Clear your desk before you start it because you won't want to put it down.

Gilly Macmillan, author of BURNT PAPER SKY

Enthralling!

Prima

Echoes of classic Agatha Christie . . . Be sure to clear your diary. You will want to devour this in a single, uninterrupted sitting.

Herald

Spine-tingling.

Irish Tatler

Shari Lapena combines the cosy feel and cunning plotting of an Agatha Christie-era whodunnit with a sharp eye for contemporary life and she is rapidly becoming a go-to author for anyone seeking a light but lip-smacking mystery

Sunday Express

A gripping tale from this accomplished crime writer.

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