The Garden Party, B P Walter
The Garden Party, B P Walter
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The Garden Party

Author: B P Walter

Narrator: Nathaniel Priestley

Unabridged: 6 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/18/2024


Synopsis

Saltburn meets Agatha Christie in the party of the year. ‘If you aren’t reading B P Walter yet, now’s the time’ A. J. Finn ': I will read anything B P Walter writes’ Gillian McAllister '! Characters that get under your skin and keep you racing through the story’ L. C. North 'The king of complex characters is back… A – perfect for Saltburn aficionados’ Lizzy Barber *** The perfect family. The perfect celebration. The perfect day for revenge. The day of the garden party should’ve been a celebration of love for Raphael and his fiancée, as they toast their engagement with their families. But for someone, it’s an opportunity to unveil the lies that have bound the family together over the years. With their nearest and dearest gathered at the family manor, as the first glass is raised, the secrets that bind them begin to crack. And what should have been the happiest day of their lives, might just end as a day they’d rather forget… *** Read what everyone is saying about : ‘An excellent psychological thriller with a atmosphere which I found dark, sinister and disturbing’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Wow!! Dark, deceptive, and in a day!!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Up there with this author’s best, I as it moved along at a very quick pace’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'The novel has multiple clever layers to it and parts are ’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Another gripping read’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Dark and twisty and once again I was ’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ', great writing style, upper class setting. Every character despicable in their own way’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'The characters were fantastically flawed and . Themes of greed, resentment, jealousy and negligence were weaved through so well’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nina (ninjasbooks) on August 04, 2024

There was so much tension in this, it truly kept me engaged. Not sure about the ending, but the rest was so good at building up the suspense that it more than made up for that.......more

Goodreads review by Ceecee on May 30, 2024

4.5 rounded up “You don’t choose your family. They are Gods gift to you, as you are to them”. Raphael Moncrieff’s family host a celebratory garden party for his engagement to Lauren. It’s a garden party like no other. Harris accepts the invitation and attends with Rhys but he has plans, definite plan......more

Goodreads review by Sheila on June 22, 2024

I received a free copy of, The Garden Party, by B.P. Walter, from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Parties should be fun, family and friends gathering for a good time, of food, refreshments, and conversation. This garden party is not like other parties. With friends like......more

Goodreads review by Meredith on July 08, 2024

A disappointing effort. The scaffolding of the plot shows at every point, without regard to making the characters real or their motivation entirely believable. The main character, Harris, is thoroughly unlikeable, and that's in a crowded field of cardboard, unreal people who speak dialogue that read......more

Goodreads review by Zoe on January 17, 2025

Well, this was a fantastic read! One family. Three secrets. The toxicity, lies & general audacity of the Moncrieff family had me hooked from page 1. I couldn’t stop reading this and just when I thought I had the characters and their stories solved, I’d be blindsided by another plot twist. Multiple POV......more


Quotes

' is B P Walter at his absolute best – some , well-rounded yet still characters and a story which will keep you turning the pages well into the night’ Catherine Cooper 'With characters set against a decadent backdrop of family intrigue, deception and revenge, no one does the psychological thriller better than BP Walter… an easy five stars’ A. A. Chaudhuri 'B P Walter is in crime fiction. is astonishingly good.’ Marion Todd ‘Dark and delicious… a story of revenge with , not to be missed’ Nikki Smith ‘, well-rounded yet still characters and a story which will keep you turning the pages well into the night’ Catherine Cooper ‘Dark, seductive and . An unmissable read’ Lesley Kara 'Kept me entirely …’ Alice Clark-Platts ‘A … B P Walter nails the dark glamour of wealth and the secrets buried within it’ L.V. Matthews 'Another book… a cracking summer read’ Louise Swanson 'A dark, stylish and ’ Michael Wood Praise for B P Walter 'Unpredictable, whip smart, utterly absorbing’ John Marrs ‘One of the most unsettling novels of recent years. It’s also one of the most compelling’ John Boyne ‘Searing, sinister and addictive’ Chris Whitaker ‘Strong shades of Patricia Highsmith’ Lisa Hall ‘A sinister slow-burn about the darkest human desires’ Charlotte Duckworth