In Deadly Company

Name: In Deadly Company
Brand: Hachette Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: L.S. Stratton
ISBN: 9781668653289

Author: L.S. Stratton

Narrator: Khaya Fraites

Unabridged: 7 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Union Square & Company

Published: 09/02/2025

Categories: Fiction, Suspense & Thriller, Women, Humorous Fiction

Synopsis

An incisive workplace satire and twisty murder mystery featuring a young executive assistant who realizes the peril in being diligently attentive to her boss's whims.

As the assistant of the CEO of a Fortune 500 company, Nicole Underwood has plenty of tasks on her to-do list—one of which is the blowout birthday celebration for her nightmare, one-percenter boss, Xander Chambers. But when the party ends in chaos and murder and Nicole is one of the survivors, suspicion—from the investigators to the media—lands on her. Was she the reason for all the bloodshed?

A year after those deadly events, Nicole tries to set the public record straight by agreeing to consult on a feature film based on her story. However, on the set in LA, she's sidelined by inappropriate casting and persistent, bizarre script changes, while also haunted by the events of that party weekend with visions of her now-deceased boss. It seems clearing her name isn't so simple when the question of guilt or innocence is...complicated.

About L.S. Stratton

L.S. StrattonÂ is an NAACP Image Award-nominated author and former crime newspaper reporter who has written more than a dozen books under different pen names in just about every genre from thrillers to romance to historical fiction. She currently lives in Maryland with her husband, their daughter, and their tuxedo cat.

Reviews

Goodreads review by KaylasBookishVibes on August 30, 2025

3.5! Im pretty sure this is my first whodunit and I really enjoyed it! It was fun trying to pick out what was a possible clue and what was a red herring. I thought I had it figured out but I was so wrong. Perfect book to wrap up my summer reading. I enjoyed the commentary on workplace toxicity.......more

Goodreads review by Asia C on September 12, 2025

3.5 ⭐️ This was an entertaining read, and I honestly didn’t know what to expect going in. It turned out to be a solid whodunit. I had my suspicions early on about who the main villain was (and I was right), but there were plenty of twists I didn’t see coming, which kept things interesting. This was m......more

Goodreads review by Fay on September 15, 2025

Thank you Booksparks and Union Square & Co for the #gifted copies and thank you Hachette Audio for my #gifted listening copy of In Deadly Company! #FRC2025 #PracticalBookMagic #InDeadlyCompany #LSStratton #unionsquareandco #booksparks #hachetteaudio 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: 𝐈𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫: 𝐋.𝐒. 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚......more

Goodreads review by Matt on May 23, 2025

This book was fast paced, entertaining, and easy to eat up. I'm always intrigued by a murder-mystery, especially when the main events unfold in a central, remote setting. The twist was genuinely unexpected, though it took quite a bit of time to understand where it was going. I didn't love the subplo......more

Goodreads review by Nancy on May 12, 2025

In Deadly Company is part murder mystery, part business thriller, and tells the story of Nicole Underwood, assistant to the insufferable CEO of Altruist Corporation, Xander Chambers. We learn that multiple murders occurred over the weekend of Xander’s big birthday bash at Maple Grove, and a movie is......more