Ergebnis für "The Dinner Party" in Belletristik

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?

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.

"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...

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.

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...

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.

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...

The exciting thriller by Rebecca Heath, author of THE SUMMER PARTY. A dark and twisty domestic thriller set in a seemingly idyllic suburban neighbourhood, where family secrets are best kept buried! Four Couples. One unforgettable dinner party. A secret that will destroy them...

All your friends are invited. But which of them will survive? ‘Wow… This is a complete page turner. I couldn’t put it down’ ***** Netgalley reviewer An addictive and twisty psychological thriller about the dark secrets that lie within a peaceful neighbourhood. Eight friends. Eight...

A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of the Year: The first collection of short stories from the critically acclaimed, prize-winning author of To Rise Again at a Decent Hour These eleven stories by Joshua Ferris, many of which were first published in The New Yorker, are at once thrilling...

Howard Fast has placed the entire action of this highly charged novel in the space of one day at the substantial home of a prominent United States senator. This dinner party sounds like a well-ordered and gracious affair, but as events unfold, there are things to be settled - some are political and ethical, some are emotional, and some are questions of life and death. This is a profound and important novel with the dramatic intensity of first-class theater.

Robyn Harding’s domestic drama, hailed as “tense and riveting” by Megan Miranda, New York Times bestselling author of All the Missing Girls, explores the aftermath of a sweet sixteen birthday party that goes horribly awry, as the members of a wealthy family in San Francisco find their...

‘Compelling, addictive … brilliant’ B A Paris ‘The best book I have read this year, I was gripped from the first page and found it truly absorbing… Gripping read!!!’ Five Star reader review ‘I fell into this book head first and have been kept fully immersed right to the end… I...

‘Extremely funny, weirdly touching and acute about families’ – Guardian ‘Daring, provocative and controversial . . . a work of genius’ – Scotsman ‘Terrifically funny . . . Close-to-the-knuckle farce with a big beating heart’ – Daily Mail Seventh Seltzer has done everything he...

The Christmas Party is a delicious audiobook full of twists and turns. At an elegant country house party, shocking secrets and unexpected romances hide just beneath the surface . . . A must-listen for the festive season by Karen Swan, the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Christmas Secret...