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Sign up todayThe Guest
A Novel
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Emily Joyce
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Length
8 hours 14 minutes
Language
English
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“Iris and Gabriel have just arrived home from a holiday to find that one of their closest friends, Parisian Laure has been living in their home, sleeping in their bed and wearing her clothes. A real page-turner... ”
— Pat • Village Square Booksellers
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“I have been on a huge thriller kick, and I really didn't think this one would be anything special. Boy, was I wrong! Usually, I am great at guessing the ending of any book I read. The Guest had my jaw on the FLOOR. I had zero idea where this was going, and when I thought it ended and wrapped up with a nice little bow, I was wrong AGAIN. You will absolutely loathe every single character, but love every single second of this insane thriller. The characters are all MESSY, to where it almost felt like a soap opera, but in a good way. I was speechless once I finished it, and I'm sure you will be too. ”
— Anna • Underground Books
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“You won’t particularly like the main characters. You won’t understand why Gabriel is still so traumatized by Charlie’s death. You won’t understand why Gabriel and Iris put up with Laure staying with them for so long. You won’t understand why Esme is so protective of Joseph. But slowly, you will learn the truth about why Gabriel is still so upset, and you will think you have learned the truth behind a lot that has been going on in this domestic drama, with a heavy emphasis on the drama part. But you will not really know the real truth until the totally surprising epilogue! ”
— Nancy • Fiction Addiction
New York Times bestselling author B. A. Paris captivated psychological thriller readers everywhere with Behind Closed Doors. Now she invites you into another home full of heart-pounding secrets, in The Guest.
Some secrets never leave.
Iris and Gabriel have just arrived home from a make-or-break holiday. But a shock awaits them. One of their closest friends, Laure, is in their house. The atmosphere quickly becomes tense as she oversteps again and again: sleeping in their bed, wearing Iris' clothes, even rearranging the furniture.
Laure has walked out on her husband—and their good friend—Pierre, over his confession of an affair and a secret child. Iris and Gabriel want to be supportive of their friends, but as Laure's mood becomes increasingly unpredictable, her presence takes its toll.
Iris and Gabriel's only respite comes in the form of a couple new to town. But with them comes their gardener, who has a checkered past.
Soon, secrets from all their pasts will unravel, some more dangerous than they could have known.
A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press.
B.A. PARIS is the New York Times and internationally bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors, The Breakdown, Bring Me Back, The Dilemma, The Therapist, The Prisoner, and The Guest. Having lived in France for many years, she and her husband now live in the UK. She has worked both in finance and as a teacher, and she has five daughters.
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“Well-crafted secrets and betrayals abound.”—Booklist
“I am obsessed with The Guest...There is no one—no one—who creates high-wire domestic suspense like the amazing B.A. Paris. Do not miss this, dear readers.”—Hank Phillippi Ryan, USA Today bestselling author of One Wrong Word
“A mesmeric, tense and twisting nightmare. Suffocating, controlled and hugely entertaining”—Chris Whitaker, New York Times bestselling author of We Begin at the End
“This taut, intimate, propulsive domestic thriller is fraught with impulsive bad choices that ordinary people can make.”—Patriot Ledger
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