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 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.

Charlie didn’t want her at the book club. Matthew wouldn’t listen.

And that’s how Charlie finds himself slumped beside his husband’s body, their son sitting silently at the dinner table, while Rachel calls 999, the bloody knife still gripped in her hand.

Classic crime meets Donna Tartt in this nerve-shredding domestic noir thriller that weaves a sprawling web of secrets around an opulent West London world and the dinner that ends in death.

Praise for The Dinner Guest:

‘Could not put this book down, kept me guessing the entire way. Wow! A triumph from B P Walter’ Susan Lewis, bestselling author of Forgive Me

‘I couldn't put this down. Suspenseful and well crafted, this is twisty, addictive reading to add to your list’ Debbie Howells, bestselling author of The Vow and Richard and Judy Book Club pick The Bones of You

‘So many secrets and lies and such a compelling story; I had NO idea how this one was going to end, only that I couldn’t stop reading it until I found out’ Jackie Kabler, bestselling author of The Perfect Couple

‘Dark and twisted, The Dinner Guest is a captivating, atmospheric story of secrets and lies set within the world of old-school London money. It had me second-guessing every page. Pure delicious escapism!’ Charlotte Duckworth, bestselling author of The Perfect Father

‘Devoured this … Twisty, compelling and full of deliciously despicable characters, it had me stumped til the final chapters … a smashing read’ Lisa Hall, bestselling author of The Perfect Couple 

©2021 B P Walter (P)2021 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Crime Fiction Domestic Thrillers Family Life Genre Fiction Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Thriller Marriage Fiction Exciting Crime

Critic reviews

‘Stayed up till past 2am to finish this! Well done, B P Walter – immensely gripping!’ Sophie Hannah, Sunday Times-bestselling author of the Hercule Poirot Mysteries

‘Could not put this book down, kept me guessing the entire way. Wow! A triumph from B P Walter’ Susan Lewis, bestselling author of FORGIVE ME

‘I couldn't put this down. Suspenseful and well crafted, this is twisty, addictive reading to add to your list’ Debbie Howells, bestselling author of THE VOW and Richard and Judy Book Club pick THE BONES OF YOU

‘So many secrets and lies and such a compelling story; I had NO idea how this one was going to end, only that I couldn’t stop reading it until I found out’ Jackie Kabler, bestselling author of THE PERFECT COUPLE

‘Dark and twisted, THE DINNER GUEST is a captivating, atmospheric story of secrets and lies set within the world of old-school London money. It had me second-guessing every page. Pure delicious escapism!’ Charlotte Duckworth, bestselling author of THE PERFECT FATHER

‘I loved this book, full of buried secrets and twists. It caught me from the beginning, and I had NO idea how it would play out, but what a great finale! B P Walter has created three-dimensional characters with such nuance and observation. Wonderful – highly recommended!’ Elisabeth Carpenter, bestselling author of 99 RED BALLOONS

‘A gripping page turner from cover to cover. Richly drawn characters you love to hate and hate to love leading to a finale you won’t see coming’ Michael Wood, bestselling author of the DCI Matilda Darke Thrillers

‘Devoured this … Twisty, compelling and full of deliciously despicable characters, it had me stumped til the final chapters … a smashing read’ Lisa Hall, bestselling author of THE PERFECT COUPLE
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I had high hopes of this being a good book. It starts well and you expect lots of twists and turns - they don’t come! Weak ending. Very tiresome hearing about their middle class lifestyle constantly; it’s not necessary to repeatedly refer to it.

How many times do you need be reminded they’re middle class

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Carefully drawn out story which plays with traditional murder mystery tropes.
The first third rambles on a little too much - the insta storyline never really goes anywhere - but the slow drip feed of information makes for an intriguing read.
The story veers off into class politics towards the end, but there are some nice set pieces and satisfying reveals.
Some of the details are rather contrived, and the last chapter isn’t really necessary, however it’s a refreshingly unpredictable tale.

Refreshingly unpredictable

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I liked this book! Not particularly original but well executed with good character development and attention to detail. Strong story, no annoying plot holes!

Gripping story. Good ending.

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Honestly I didn't thjink the murdered was who it was. Do that was the twist. Overall up till chapter 18 it's really oring with tedious descriptions of rich people's lunches and cakes and cars and etc... Main character Charlie turns out to be the biggest liar and a hyppocrate of all! After all that high and mighty non lying reputation.. Anyway somewhat resembles crime and punishment by dostoyevsky

Only so so.

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This was brilliant, I was gripped from the very beginning and thought the story was amazing.

Absolutely loved it!

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