The Guest, B.A. Paris
The Guest, B.A. Paris
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The Guest
A Novel

Author: B.A. Paris

Narrator: Emily Joyce

Unabridged: 8 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/20/2024


Synopsis

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.

About B.A. Paris

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.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Roxane on July 31, 2023

This is one of the most stressful books I have ever read. And it is also I am a fan of Emma Cline’s prose and she does not disappoint in this novel. Alex, her protagonist, if you can call her that is some thing of a mess. She meets Simon, a wealthy man, and head to the Hamptons with him for the summ......more

Goodreads review by emma on March 26, 2024

every once in a while, you have to decide you're going to love a book based on literally no evidence. and the thing about being me is that i'm always right. and this book completely ruled. very soon into reading, i had to turn to a conveniently located nearby person and say the words "oh, i have a ver......more

Goodreads review by Nilufer on May 22, 2023

After her sensational, provocative novel "The Girls" I was expecting something unique, intelligent, and unconventional from Emma Cline. Thankfully, her new book, "The Guest" satisfied my high expectations! Cline achieved something impossible: I found myself becoming attached to a character I knew no......more

Goodreads review by Baba on June 21, 2023

Told solely from a third person point of view, this story of the homeless 'grifter' and chancer, in her 20s, Alex, who had a really good thing going with an older rich dude on the island (a US mainland retreat for the elite), when a faux pas results in him summarily dismissing her. Alex does not - w......more

Goodreads review by Sophie on December 14, 2024

I was disappointed in Emma Cline's latest novel, "The Guest". While I loved her previous work, "The Girls", this book failed to deliver. It felt like a long fever dream, with Alex drifting through Long Island and struggling to find her place. The story is confusing and missing a lot of necessary det......more


Quotes

“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