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Choose from over 20 possible endings in this Pick Your Poison Adventure story! You're broke. You have no way to pay your rent, and you're about to be evicted. Fortunately, your friend has offered you a job working as a waitress at a dinner party . . . at an isolated mansion way out on Peyton's...

'A profoundly confronting novel which consumed me whole... tender, astonishing and unflinching' Lucy Rose, author of the Sunday Times bestseller The Lamb I remember everything that happened in those three minutes at the beginning of the evening, him and me in the kitchen. That, and what happened...

Alte Freunde. Neue Lügen. Mörderische Wahrheit. Für ein Wiedersehen laden Jonathan und seine Verlobte Lotta die alte Freundesgruppe in ein abgelegenes Restaurant in der Eifel ein. Nur ein Platz bleibt leer: Vor fünf Jahren ist ihre Freundin Maria spurlos in der Nacht verschwunden. Um der alten Zeiten willen beginnen die Freunde ein Krimi-Dinner. Doch das Spiel verschmilzt rasch mit der Realität. Verstörende Erinnerungen kommen hoch und werfen Fragen auf: Wer lügt für seine Rolle, wer für sich selbst? Während draußen ein Sturm aufzieht, eskaliert das Spiel. Ist Maria noch am Leben?

From the bestselling author of The Clockwork Universe and The Writing of the Gods, an “utterly delightful…hugely entertaining” (Air Mail) book about the eccentric Victorians who discovered dinosaur bones, leading to a whole new understanding of human history. In the early 1800s the natural...

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.

For fans of Cleopatra and Frankenstein and Assembly, an intimate and darkly propulsive story told over the course of a dinner party, from its careful preparation through its explosive, irrevocable finish, about the tensions of love and autonomy, grief and female rage, and the surprising moments...

A summer's evening in Amsterdam and two couples meet at a fashionable restaurant. Between mouthfuls of food and over the polite scrapings of cutlery, the conversation remains a gentle hum of polite discourse - the banality of work, the triviality of holidays. But behind the empty words, terrible things need to be said, and with every forced smile and every new course, the knives are being sharpened. Each couple has a fifteen-year-old son.

Cleo is hired by the housekeeper at a Mayfair residence after the police rule the sudden death of the butler was the result of natural causes. Not convinced by the verdict, she wants Cleo to prove foul play was involved. Considering he was acting mysteriously around some of the guests, and they were equally mysterious when they saw him, murder is a possibility. When the investigation leads Cleo to another decades-old murder and the sudden disappearance of the primary suspect, she’s even more determined to uncover the truth.

"With delicate intimacy, author Rebecca Serle narrates a story that involves a surrealist dinner party and reflections on a decade of love and heartache...magic and emotive undertones make this audiobook bewitching." — AudioFile Magazine This program is read by the author. “We’ve been...

Vibe with these laugh-out-loud and heartful essays about falling in love with the messiness of life and with yourself from a chef and community organizer who’s going through it too “Well, so, I’m gay.” Chef, writer, and community organizer Garrett Schlichte suspected his mom probably...

Annie Murray is excited to host a murder mysterythemed dinner party, but soon the evening takes a deadly turn When her friend Penny confesses shes struggling to finance the restoration of the historic Wentworth farmhouse, Annie is instantly inspired. The beautiful property has stood empty since...

A brand new novel from one of the world's most popular authors. When his loving wife Betty plans a trip to Ireland for Fatty O’Leary’s 40th birthday things go wrong almost immediately: the seats in economy class on the plane are too small; Irish bathroom furniture is not as commodious as...

Klug, frech, feministisch und unerschrocken: Bestsellerautorin Olivie Blake (»The Atlas Six«) hat den Finger am Puls der Zeit Das Haus ist die exklusivste Studentinnenverbindung auf dem Campus, und alle ihre Absolventinnen sind schön, erfolgreich und angesehen. Nach einem ersten Semester, das...

Vous êtes fauchée et vous risquez d'être expulsée de votre appartement. Alors quand une amie vous propose un job de serveuse lors d'un dîner chic dans un manoir totalement isolé, vous croyez rêver. Le salaire pour la soirée ? De quoi couvrir deux mois de loyer et vous remettre sur pied.

Lady Georgie gibt ihre erste Hausparty, doch nichts ist ein größerer Stimmungskiller als ein Mord … Ein neuer Cosy-Krimi der New York Times Bestseller-Autorin Rhys Bowen. Gerade zurück aus Paris und hochschwanger stehen für Lady Georgie eine Reihe gesellschaftlicher Verpflichtungen und Hauspartys in der Nachbarschaft an. Der kürzlich zugezogene berühmte Horror-Roman-Autor Sir Mortimer Mordred leiht sich sogar Pierre, Georgies neuen Küchenchef aus Paris, für seine Dinnerparty aus.

Eine perfekte Familie. Eine Fremde am Esstisch. Ein Abendessen, das tödlich endet. Vier Menschen sind an diesem Abend zum Essen verabredet. Einer von ihnen wird den Tisch nicht wieder verlassen. Charlie wollte Rachel nicht in ihrem Leben haben. Matthew vertraut einer Unbekannten und lässt sie in ihr Zuhause. Noch bevor das Abendessen vorbei ist, findet sich Charlie neben der Leiche seines Mannes wieder, während Titus unter Schock am Tisch sitzt und Rachel den Notruf wählt. Das blutige Messer hält sie noch in der Hand. Alles ist so offensichtlich.

Never has an unexpected guest caused such chaos! Three couples take it in turns to host a monthly dinner party. Beth, Sarah and Marie have been friends forever. Now they are grown up, with busy lives, busy husbands, busy kids… but they still find time to meet up over dinner once a month. A...

NOW A MAJOR ITV SERIES 'TERRIFYING, HILARIOUS' PHOEBE WALLER-BRIDGE 'A SMART, IRRESISTABLE ROMP' NEW YORK TIMES A gripping story of betrayal, privilege and hypocrisy, set in the unassailable heart of the British establishment, from the number one Sunday Times bestselling author of Magpie and One...

Kate has taught herself to be careful, to be meticulous. To mark the anniversary of a death in the family, she plans a dinner party—from the fancy table settings to the perfect Baked Alaska waiting in the freezer. Yet by the end of the night, old tensions have flared, the guests have fled, and Kate is spinning out of control. But all we have is ourselves, her father once said, all we have is family.

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ‘Immensely gripping…Stayed up till past 2am to finish this’ Sophie Hannah Four people walked into the dining room that night. One would never leave. Matthew: the perfect husband. Titus: the perfect son. Charlie: the perfect illusion. Rachel: the perfect stranger...