A Death at the Party
by Amy Stuart
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In this tense, spellbinding thriller set over the course of a single day, a woman prepares for a party that goes dreadfully wrong--for fans of Ashley Audrain and Lisa Jewell.
Nadine Walsh's summer garden party is in full swing. The neighbors all have cocktails, the catered food is exquisite--everything's going according to plan. But Nadine--devoted wife, loving mother, and doting daughter--finds herself standing over a dead body in her basement while her guests clink glasses upstairs. What happened? How did it come to this? Rewind to that morning, when Nadine is in her kitchen, making last-minute preparations before she welcomes more than a hundred guests to her home to celebrate her mother's birthday. But her husband is of little help to her, her two grown children are consumed with their own concerns, and her mother--only her mother knows that today isn't just a birthday party. It marks another anniversary as well. Still, Nadine will focus just on tonight. Everyone deserves a celebration after the year they've had. A chance for fun. A chance to forget. But it's hard to forget when Nadine's head is swirling with secrets, haunting memories, and concerns about what might happen when her guests unite.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9781668009109
- Binding
- Paperback
- Authors
- Amy Stuart
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Published Date
- March 7, 2023
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 304
- Physical Info
- 8.9 in L x 5.91 in W (0.66 lb)

I like how things tied up at the very end of this book. Nothing to be βruinedβ or overdone at the end. And the climax had notes of happiness and hope which really made the whole story line come together even better. Really good read.
Quick pace, witty banter. Enjoyed the story! The only negative is that I wanted more of a resolution in the ending.
Excellent plot twists.
Our Book Club Host picked for this months reading. This was one I did not want to stop reading. Who died and who did it? Hum, this time I did not figure it out until she lets you know at the end. I enjoyed this book.
Secrets, trauma and lies are at the heart of this novel. We find out that someone has been murdered the night of a big party. The story then unfolds from the morning of the party to the events leading up to the murder. Generally kept my attention although there could have been more twists and turns. The main character was not very likeable and was manipulative and secretive so it was hard to be invested in her. The ending was okay but not as exciting as I had anticipated it would be. A pleasant read but I enjoyed this authorβs previous novels more.Thanks to Simon and Schuster and Netgalley for this ARC. All opinions are my own.
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