The Christmas Party

De: Kathryn Croft

Narrado por: Billie Piper, Avita Jay

Tis the season for secrets and suspicion.

A chilling psychological thriller with a twist that you won't see coming, narrated by Billie Piper and Avita Jay. This Audible Original, by #1 bestselling author Kathryn Croft, is perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, Sarah A Denzil and K L Slater.

When Sasha receives a call from her old university friend Gabby inviting her to spend Christmas at Gabby’s remote Scottish lake house, Sasha knows she shouldn’t go.

Twelve years ago, on Christmas Eve, when Sasha and her five closest friends were celebrating the festive season, something truly horrific happened that would change the course of their friendship forever. Something that meant Sasha hasn’t spoken to any of them since that night.

But Gabby is insistent that they all get together this Christmas, to finally help her move on from the events of that night, so Sasha agrees to go.

Arriving at the sprawling house overlooking a stunning loch, Sasha quickly realises that Gabby has other reasons for getting the six friends together this Christmas. And now Sasha is forced to relive a past she’s tried hard to forget.

People had always told them their friendship wasn’t healthy. That the six of them spent far too much time together. No good would come of it, they said. How could relationships with others work when the six of them were so tightly interwoven?

When a snowstorm isolates them from the outside world, old flames are rekindled and tensions run high, and it soon becomes obvious: nothing that big can stay secret forever.

©2024 Kathryn Croft (P)2024 Audible Ltd.

I’d skip this one. It’s well voiced and you think it may be interesting , but not this one .

I usually love all the audible originals , but was disappointed in this one. These people are supposedly great friends . Maybe it’s a case of keep your enemies close. And there was really no explanation that I could discern. Best things were it was free and short .

Holiday Thriller

Everything about this book screams my name. Christmas/winter setting, group of folks "locked in", everyone has a secret and you don't know who to trust, including the narrator. This was a fairly quick read and I don't know if that's what cause this book to falter. Everything was going splendidly well till the last two or three minutes. I seriously had to check to see if I had missed something by accident. It almost felt like the author just randomly decided they were done and just stopped. All in all it was still an interesting read for me. Just a tad confused by the very rushed and haphazardly wrapped ending. The narration was great!

Whodunit

A typical whodunit where friends gather for a party and the host is trying to figure out the mystery.

Not engaging

It wasn’t a great book. The characters were not well developed and the ending was predictable.

plot

The narrator was great, clear concise and emotional reading at its best. Plot twists everywhere keep you guessing

Enjoyed the ride!

Solid thriller. Greatly enjoyed all the twists and turns, which kept me guessing.
While I suspected the culprit, I just felt that person was hiding something. I did not predict the ultimate culprit, which is a good sign.

I would have liked a follow up or epilogue, mainly because I was invested in the characters and was curious to see what became of everyone. Not because it was necessary to the story.

Overall a good read and I will check out more by this author

Interesting short

I liked everything except the ending. It would have been good to wrap it up nicely. Too much left unsettled, but maybe that was the author’s goal.

Well written and told

Very enjoyable and entertaining murder mystery. Definitely give it a shot, it’s worth your time in my opinion. I’m going to see about listening to another by this author.

Friends

very good audibook. suspensful. the story keeps you guessing. the narration was exceptionally good. the storyline was really great

Expected more

It was an ok storyline. Its not mind blowing or a surprising twist. It was entertaining. Ending was flat.