The Wedding Party

A Thriller

By: L. R. Jones

Narrated by: Madeleine Maby, Lauren Ezzo

For a bride-to-be and her fiancé, secrets and lies make this a killer celebration in this psychological suspense.

Carrie and Oliver. A couple completely in love and the hosts of a wedding to remember at Colorado’s legendary Stanley Hotel. This is Carrie’s fairy tale come true. Her fiancé, Oliver, is Mr. Tall, Dark, and Handsome; successful; and utterly devoted to her. Now family and friends have gathered to celebrate. It’s sure to be a wild night as the drinks flow freely and the fun begins.

But the morning after is murder.

FBI agent Andi Castle was just supposed to be a plus-one. This should have been a calming weekend getaway from what she does best: catch killers. Instead, Andi’s on the hunt again. The hotel is on lockdown. Secrets are being unearthed. And no one is above Andi’s suspicions. But which secrets are worth killing for? Andi’s forced to find the answers fast…before someone else dies.

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Critic reviews

“A tense and twisty whodunit featuring a joint bachelor/bachelorette party, an FBI agent, a murder, and a hotel on lockdown. The Wedding Party is highly engrossing and wickedly fun! Jones delivers an entertaining thriller that readers will surely devour.”—Jeneva Rose, New York Times bestselling author

“Riveting and pulse-pounding from the very first page. Impossible to put down.”—Lucinda Berry, bestselling author of Keep Your Friends Close

“An instantly compelling mystery that's IMPOSSIBLE to put down!”—Shalini Boland, USA Today bestselling author

Twist at the End!

Initially hard to get into for me, was not liking the sound of the voices but it did pick up. Otherwise, story was good and there is a twist at the end!

Surprise

Didn’t see that ending…that took me back .. like really…I didn’t like the ending

Loved Agent Castle’s character

All that build up for a flat ending. However kept me very entertained and engaged the whole time

The characters were very good.

I enjoyed the story. It was just different enough to be interesting hold my attention.

bad ass Castle

great story 👏 good ending love the father daughter dynamic I was surprised with the twist of events

Really enjoyed this

This was a great combination of interesting characters, and twisting plot, and I didn’t see it come and ending. Very engaging and hard to put down.

good story, annoying narrator

one of the narrators had a very annoying lisp that was distracting to the story

Meh

Narration left a lot to be desired. So much so that it distracted me from the storyline. It was robotic and frankly, annoying. From what I could get through the storyline was average at best and unsurprising at the end.

Eh

It wasnt terrible, but not great. I feel like Andy’s narrative about being an FBI agent (and everyone’s obsession with her title as such) is pushed too hard in the first half of the book. I also feel like there were multiple loose ends that didn’t really make sense at the end. The plot is okay but the story line could have flowed better.

Mediocre Thriller

It wasn't bad, was just anticlimactic for me. I feel like there was a nice plot setup, character development. Unfortunately the momentum built up in the first half of the book fell off in the second. The ending just fell flat for me. I would definitely give the author another try though!