Seven Reasons to Murder Your Dinner Guests
Seven guests. Three courses. One deadly evening.
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3.8 • 38 Ratings
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- £2.99
Publisher Description
Seven guests. Three courses. One evening they'll never forget…
Seven strangers meet at Serendipity's for an anonymously hosted dinner party. As the evening reaches its close, small black envelopes are placed in front of the diners… revealing the age at which each will die.
Spooked, but not wholly shaken, the group disperses into the rainy night with the hope of forgetting the ghoulish stunt.
But two weeks later, one dinner guest dies at the age foretold. Was it a tragic accident? Or something more sinister?
As the years go by, the other guests begin to die in line with the predictions given on that first night. And it's up to the remaining few to figure who, if anyone, was behind that dinner party before their numbers catch up with them too.
Told from the perspectives of the guests, Seven Reasons to Murder Your Dinner Guests balances mystery and mortality, asking: how would you live your life if you know your number was up?
Reviews
'A tense, twisting tale of fate and simmering suspicion.' Woman's Weekly
'One to relish.' Woman's Own
'A deliciously dark whodunnit with murder firmly on the menu.' LoveReading, Debut of the Month
‘Entertaining and twisty – a good one to dive into as the nights grow longer.’ My Weekly
'A tense, twisting page-turner, blending dark intrigue with razor-sharp wit.' Woman
‘Twisty, surprising, and impossible to put down.’ Tom Ryan, USA Today bestselling author of The Treasure Hunters Club
'It’s the brilliantly drawn characters that make this a stand-out novel for me' Lancashire Life
‘Readers with a penchant for colorful characters, twisty plots, and surprise reveals will find this novel of suspense especially satisfying.’ Kirkus Reviews
‘As tightly constructed and Christie-inspired as a mousetrap.’ Mary Anna Evans, author of The Dark Library
'Bold, biting, and blood-soaked in wit, Seven Reasons to Murder Your Dinner Guests is a masterclass of tension and twisted humor.’ Mallory Arnold, author of How to Survive a Horror Story
‘Deviously plotted and utterly entertaining K.J. Whittle proves you can't trust anyone at the table. A genuine delight to read.’ L.C. North, author of Clickbait
‘I loved this book! Brilliant characters, wry humour and a mystery to die for. Christie would be proud of this perfectly constructed whodunnit.’ L.M. Chilton, author of Swiped
‘Seven Reasons to Murder Your Dinner Guests is clever, engaging, and enjoyable a delightful homage to Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None.’ Stacy Johns, author of What Remains of Teague House
‘K.J. Whittle's pacy mystery is a gourmet dish that crime aficionados will devour with relish. Hugely entertaining.’ Martin Edwards, author of the Rachel Savernake Mysteries and Miss Winter in the Library with a Knife
'This is a real old-fashioned serial killer whodunit – a great read' Bishop's Stortford Independent
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
If someone told you the date of your death, would you believe it? In this deliciously ambiguous thriller, that question becomes impossible to avoid. Seven strangers arrive at a dinner party with no host. Each one is awful in their own way—judgemental, shallow, hypocritical, predatory, greedy. A terrible combination for an evening out, perhaps, but it makes for a riveting first chapter. As the dinner draws to a close, each receives an envelope telling them when they will die. Two weeks later, the first prophecy comes true. The rest of the book is told through the eyes of the dinner party guests, a group that shrinks over the years as each meets the fate they were promised. Part psychological thriller and part classic murder mystery, the book has an irresistible premise and its execution sparkles with intrigue and surprise. As they struggle with their fate, we glimpse the characters’ hidden fears and motives. Were we right to judge them—and what gives the unseen host the power to decide? This darkly original novel lingers long after its secrets are revealed.
Customer Reviews
seven reasons to murder your dinner guests.
loved this book. i thought the idea for the plot was a bit different which was why i read it. the characters were well developed and it kept me guessing who the murderer could be and why, right until the end . just remember, there's no such thing as free food!
Interesting but Flawed
It’s an interesting story but flawed by inconsistencies within the plot. Plus, I think the author should invest in a thesaurus to look up other means of describing a persons gait. All through the book, every character is described as marching. It’s a small but irritating trait.