The Guest
a thriller that grips from the first page to the last, from the author of global phenomenon Behind Closed Doors
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3.5 • 2 Ratings
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- $16.99
Publisher Description
THE TENSION-FILLED NEW NOVEL FROM THE AUTHOR OF NUMBER ONE DIGITAL BESTSELLER, AND RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK, THE PRISONER .
Iris and Gabriel have just got home from a make-or-break holiday. But a shock awaits them. One of their dearest friends, Laure, is in their house - sleeping in their bed, wearing Iris' clothes, even rearranging the furniture. She has walked out on her husband - and their good friend - Pierre over his confession of an affair.
Iris and Gabriel want to be supportive. But as Laure's mood becomes more unpredictable, her presence begins to unravel secrets in all their pasts - until things reach breaking point ...
READERS ARE GRIPPED BY THE GUEST:
'Seriously?! I just could not believe it!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Couldn't put it down. Loved it' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'A whopper of a twist that you don't see coming' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Keeps you guessing and on tenterhooks until the end' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Super addictive . . . I read it in a day!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'As the secrets unravel and the body count starts to mount, I really did not see the ending coming at all...' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'It was so hard to put down and adult instead!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'A mesmeric, tense and twisting nightmare. Suffocating, controlled and hugely entertaining' CHRIS WHITAKER
'B.A. Paris is a mistress at weaving family with fear, suspense and subterfuge' JANE CORRY
'Expertly plotted and compellingly told . . . I raced through it' HARRIET TYCE
'Packed with tension and nail-bitingly real, I couldn't put it down!' LAUREN NORTH
PRAISE FOR B.A. PARIS' NERVE-SHREDDING NOVELS:
'A rollercoaster ride, with plenty of twists' OBSERVER
'Chilling, intense and frightening in places, you'll be left wondering what is real and what isn't' WOMAN & HOME'
'Claustrophobic, menacing and relentlessly tense, this is a fiendishly plotted thriller with a great central twist' SARAH VAUGHAN
'Gripping' DAILY MIRROR
'Elegant, taut, ingeniously plotted and extremely addictive. Superb!' WILL DEAN
'Dark and compulsive ... B.A. Paris again conjures up the tense claustrophobia of BEHIND CLOSED DOORS and delivers yet another brilliant, unputdownable read' GILLY MACMILLAN
'I loved the short chapters in part one, which really added to the rising tension' PRIMA
'Wow! What a ride! A tantalising, taut, tense thriller' JANE CORRY
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Bestseller Paris (The Prisoner) orchestrates a symphony of subplots in this creepy domestic thriller. Unhappily married English couple Iris and Gabriel are returning home to the village of Markham after a two-week holiday. During their vacation, Gabriel, a doctor, came across a fatal bike accident while out jogging one morning. The 18-year-old victim was a former player on the youth soccer team Gabriel once coached, and he remains plagued both by his failure to save the young man and by the fact that his final words were "Tell mum I'll never forgive her." When the couple arrives home, they're shocked to discover that their friend, Laure, has moved in. Laure explains that her husband has fathered a child with another woman, and she needs space to clear her head. She vastly overstays her welcome, however, leading Iris and Gabriel to question her motives. Then the couple meet their new neighbors, whose gardener, Joseph, develops a connection with Laure—and whose shady past eventually throws all their complicated entanglements into disarray. Paris deftly juggles the many characters and plot strands on the way toward a wild climax. The results are electrifying.
