House Party Mystery

The options for the penniless daughter of a deceased earl are few indeed in Regency England. So, following the suspicious death of her father and the discovery that she and her much younger sister have been left without income or home, Lady Caroline takes a post as a lady's companion to the wealthy widow Frogerton. Just as Caroline is getting accustomed to her new position, her aunt, Lady Eleanor Greenwood, invites her and her employer to a house party in the countryside to celebrate her youngest daughter's birthday. But all is not well at the Greenwood estate.

At the intimate house-warming party for her glorious ‘grand design’, Kathleen confides in her best friend, Beth, that she is terrified of one of their close friends but daren’t reveal which one. The guests are a tight-knit group, but Kathleen is convinced one of them is dangerous. The next day Kathleen’s body is found at the foot of a cliff, and Beth must face the sickening truth that she may have been killed by one of their trusted friends. With little help from the police, Beth’s decides to seek answers.

Two people have been targeted. Shots have been fired. Who stands to inherit? Who has the most to lose? Evangeline "Evie" Parker, Countess of Woodridge, thinks it's nothing but an accident but then an attempt is made on her host's life. Suddenly, all the guests attending the Duke of Hetherington's house party think they are being targeted. Who will be next? Evie and her new chauffeur form an unlikely alliance to discover as much as they can before the killer can get it right.

"The twists don’t let up in this propulsive and wildly entertaining book that epitomizes the saying, 'With friends like these, who needs enemies?'" —Ashley Winstead, USA TODAY bestselling author New Year’s Eve hits different in your thirties. Especially when the party ends in murder. It...

Tarn and Beck are Sherlock Holmes and John Watson, but they switch roles every day so that they can both be Sherlock. Shannon the sorceress created the enchantment to help them figure out who the Silvabarrone is. Now they’re solving a mystery with their friends, family, and enemies involved. They might have their work cut out for them when something’s gone wrong. Then Beck’s invited to a dinner party by his new boss. Tarn begrudgingly goes along as he remembers what happened to his family in the revolution of Sarri. They sit down with some sophisticated guests. But late at night, ...

“So, so, so good. An elegant, twisting story of loss and longing, of the ache of the unknown and the drowning weight of past trauma.”—Chris Whitaker, New York Times bestselling author of All the Colors of the Dark EDGAR AWARD FINALIST A BOOKPAGE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR A WASHINGTON...

An exciting story full of suspense and romance, A Lady's Choice is a romantic comedy that follows three friends away from London to the country where there is a nefarious plot afoot. Can they capture the hearts of the men they desire and manage to escape with their lives? A house party in the English countryside should have been the perfect escape from the London social season for three women tired of attempting to find a husband. If only there wasn’t a would-be murderer on the loose intent on ruining their plans. Look inside to begin reading now! *A Lady's Choice is the comical and ...

Britt Barlow is certain her media mogul brother-in-law Jeremiah Addison's fatal tumble a year ago was no accident -- especially since she herself discovered, and disposed of, the trip wire someone had strung across the stairs. Now she's bringing all who were in attendance that weekend back to...

A wickedly plotted new thriller, in which a group of friends play a deadly game that unwraps a motive for murder, from Alex Pavesi, the author of The Eighth Detective Anatol invites five of his oldest friends to his family home in the Wiltshire countryside to celebrate his thirtieth birthday. At...

When a house party goes terribly wrong, a suburban town fractures, exposing disturbing truths about the community—perfect for fans of Little Fires Everywhere and Ask Again, Yes. “The House Party will keep readers on the edge of their seats.”—PopSugar It’s the party of the year...

'A real page-turner' – Ian Rankin A deeply atmospheric psychological thriller set in the Scottish Highlands, The Party House by Lin Anderson is a standalone novel perfect for fans of Lucy Foley and Ruth Ware. From the author of the pulse-pounding Rhona MacLeod series. Devastated by a recent...

En Frontera Corozal, un pequeño poblado a orillas del Usumacinta, un par de migrantes descubre el cadáver de una chica de catorce años. Pronto se sabe que fue asesinada por su prima y el novio de esta en presencia de dos pequeños de ocho y diez años. Luis Roth, el brillante fundador del Centro de Estudios en Neurociencias Aplicadas, se obsesiona con el caso y convence a su grupo de amigos y colaboradores para averiguar qué pasa en los cerebros de unos niños que se convierten de pronto en criminales.

Cuando el cadáver de Rhys Lloyd, el promotor de la urbanización, aparece en el lago la mañana de Año Nuevo, la investigación, que recae en la agente Ffion Morgan de la policía galesa y en Leo Brady, detective inglés, promete ser una tarea complicada, no solo porque Ffion y Leo pertenecen a cuerpos policiales distintos, sino porque la autopsia revela que la víctima pudo haber sido envenenada.

Pamplona, 6 de julio. Unas horas antes de que se lance el cohete que da comienzo a las fiestas de San Fermín y la música y el ambiente festivo inunden las calles de la ciudad, el cuerpo sin vida de una joven aparece en un parque cerca del río Arga. Poco después, una fotografía firmada por el misterioso asesino llega a la redacción de La Crónica de Navarra, donde trabaja la periodista Anne Aribe.

Three Tales of Terror 1. A young family is haunted by something sinister in the night, a strange thing which cannot be stopped... 2. With a mad scientist at the helm, a cursed ship sets sail on a mysterious voyage into the unknown... 3. A group of unsuspecting college students are invited to an epic Halloween party, an affair hosted by hellish fiends. Monsters and ghosts, madness and murder, fear and suspense - this inaugural trilogy of original horror stories covers the entire spectrum of darkest evil. All are crafted with a punishing intensity and merciless brutality. Few will survive the...

Killer Queens is a new series of historical fiction books based on true stories. The series explores the world of murder in the gay community, whether the victims or the killers themselves, and sometimes both, are homosexual. While the previous two books of this series explored the lives and murders of LGBTQ people in the early twentieth century, Book 3 focuses on more modern times. It is based on the case of Stephen Port, a serial murderer in London, U.K., who was convicted of drugging, raping, and murdering four young men. He was also convicted of drugging and raping several other men. ...

First published by Collins in 1928, this was the first of 22 mystery novels by Vernon Loder, one of the most popular British mystery-thriller writers of his generation. When a guest at Stowe House is found dead, killed by a lethal dart, suspicion naturally falls on the resident collector of...