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The Night of the Party

Detective Dan Riley, Book 5

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The Night of the Party

By: Anna-Lou Weatherley
Narrated by: James Lailey
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Two Couples. Three Secrets. One Murder.

In a beautiful house surrounded by woodland, the Drayton family and their dearest friends are enjoying dinner together. The wine is flowing, the meal has been lovingly prepared, and it’s going to be an evening none of them will ever forget...

A doting mother

with a manipulative daughter.

A loving husband

lying to his family.

A close friend

keeping a shocking secret.

A beautiful girl

who will be dead by the end of the night.

A totally thrilling and nail-bitingly tense psychological story with an explosive double twist that will leave you reeling. Fans of Lisa Jewell, Gillian Flynn and The Hunting Party will be hooked on The Night of the Party.

©2022 Anna-Lou Weatherley (P)2022 Audible, Ltd Genre Fiction Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Exciting
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Have loved this series but this one was a real mail biter! Great from first to last. Narration fabulous again too x

The best one yet!

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I thoroughly enjoy listening to Anna Lou’s stories. They touch on the insanity of our modern world while presenting the characters with due empathy and compassion

Best so far

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Great sorry. Love following Dan

Ana writes brilliant stories. Great characters. Can not wait for the next book

The night of the party

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Absolutely loved this book ❤️❤️❤️
This series with Detective Dan Riley just keep getting better and better, I will describe this book in a sentence taken from the book “a tapestry of tragedy”
Anna Lou Weatherley is such a talented and insightful writer.
Can’t wait for the next one

Addicted to this series

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The very first book in series took a little time at start but once my attention was engaged I raced through it. The four subsequent books in series were unputdownable.. I only hope there's more to come. Gripping.

Enjoyed Every Book

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Really enjoy this narrator- his voices take you into the room with him and he’s so diverse.

Great entertainment

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Really enjoyed this book. Didn’t want to stop listening. So many twists, I liked how it unraveled.

Gripping.

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A rich engaging story with many twists and complex characters. The character of Detective Dan Riley is empathic and relatable. Overall a great read

So many twists and turns. A gripping story

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Absolutely loved this book, it seems there are more books available with Detective Riley as the feature character/narrator, I will read them also.
Some aspects of this story were a surprise some unfolded as the story was told. I loved how complex all the characters were and the storyline was interwoven, everyone was connected somehow.
The book was very well written and James Lailey did an excellent job of presenting the story.

I couldn't stop listening...so many secrets!!

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I found this book a little unsettling as it's about the death of a teenage girl and I have a daughter of a similar age. Once I got past that I really enjoyed the story, and the unfolding of the victim's life (which was unknown to her parents) and the intertwined lives of some of the parents. I love the way this author presents "the ending" to the story but the you realise there's still another hour to go in the book so you're just waiting for what else there is to throw a spanner in the works. The narrator is just brilliant.

Another brilliant story by the author. I love this narrator too.

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