Beautiful People

By: Amanda Jennings

Narrated by: Kristin Atherton

Shortlisted for the CWA Twisted Dagger 2025 Award. The captivating new thriller, perfect for fans of Saltburn…

'Perfect for fans of tales in which the rich and entitled get their comeuppance… deliciously twisty' Daily Mail

'Flawless, beautiful, moving, shocking and wildly compelling… I wish I could read it all over again' Lisa Jewell

*****

As the champagne flows at a glittering society wedding, one guest isn't celebrating.

It's been years since Victoria fell in love with Nick and was welcomed into his circle of privileged friends at university. Then life took a darker turn…

Now old friends are reuniting to toast the ruthlessly well-connected Julian Draper's marriage to Hollywood darling, Ingrid Olsson. As painful memories resurface, Victoria can't shake the feeling that some people seem to get away with everything.

But maybe not this time. Maybe this time, someone will pay the ultimate price.

©2024 Amanda Jennings (P)2024 HarperCollins Publishers

Twisty

This book grabbed me from the beginning and didn’t let go until very end. I highly recommend this book if you enjoy dual time lines and twist that you weren’t expecting.

So disappointing...

I wasn't expecting literature, but The Guardian gave this a good mini-review in its Best Recent Crime and Thrillers Roundup column, and it sounded like another addition to the new and popular genre of horrible rich people getting their comeuppance, I find these stories quite satisfying now that oligarchy and plutocracy have replaced any semblance of western democracy. Instead it was another new and popular genre which seems to be a surefire moneymaker for potboiler writers. I won't mention that genre to avoid spoilers. The title is not ironic. Embarrassing.

Meh

The ending somewhat redeemed it, but it was mostly boring and cringe at times. I wasn’t a fan of the lead character so it was hard to get through. I also wanted to shake her sometimes for all the dumb things she kept doing.