The Birthday Girl, Sue Fortin
The Birthday Girl, Sue Fortin
6 Rating(s)
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The Birthday Girl

Author: Sue Fortin

Narrator: Penelope Rawlins

Unabridged: 10 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/30/2017

Synopsis

From the bestselling author of and Readers are hooked by : Four friends. A party to die for. Who will survive? Dear Carys, Zoe and Andrea, come and join me for my 40th birthday adventure weekend, full of mysteries and surprises the like of which you can’t imagine. When Joanne’s friends reluctantly accept an invitation to her birthday party, it quickly becomes clear that there is more to this weekend than they are expecting. One of them is hiding a secret. And Joanne is planning to reveal it. A weekend away in a cottage in the woods sounded like fun, until no-one can hear your cries for help… ‘ … where any one of the cast could be the next victim or the killer culprit’ ⭐⭐⭐ 'This book has everything. The intrigue kept me on tenterhooks right to the end. ’ ⭐⭐⭐ 'Packed with secrets, mystery and sinister happenings, ’ ⭐⭐⭐ 'Literally couldn't put it down, … Get this book, ’ ⭐⭐⭐ ‘The best book I have read for a long time … and !’ ⭐⭐⭐ 'Kept me on the edge of my chair. ’ ⭐⭐⭐ 'Please just read it, it's … totally recommend.’ ⭐⭐⭐

About Sue Fortin

"Sue Fortin is a USA Today bestseller and Amazon UK #1 and Amazon US #3 bestseller. She has sold over a million copies of her books and been translated into multiple languages.

Sue lives in West Sussex with her family, nestled between the South Downs and the coast but also likes to spend as much times as possible in her home in France. Sue is a keen amateur photographer, enjoys long walks and still, after twenty years, is trying to master the Breton dialect.

Sue also writes historical fiction as Suzanne Fortin and won the Romantic Novelists' Association's Jackie Collins Romantic Thriller Award in 2022."

Reviews

Goodreads review by Holly on February 01, 2018

3.5 stars It's a Birthday party! It's a guessing game! Is it murder? These ladies get together for the weekend in a cozy cottage in the secluded woods. Sounds lovely doesn't it? Joanne has many many things planned- hiking, trailing, boating, guessing games with clue cards, but what does this birthday gi......more

Goodreads review by Liz on November 22, 2017

Oops looks like a minority view from me this time but I had quite a few problems with this story - although it's *really* difficult to rate because Sue Fortin is a really talented writer, I love the good writing but subjectively the story itself annoyed the living heck out of me. Carys is annoying a......more

Goodreads review by Mandy on November 04, 2017

Wow! This book blew me away! I loved Sister Sister so it was a no brainer to request this book on Netgalley when it came up. Once you start this book it is very hard to put it down.4 friends go away on a birthday weekend... a weekend that will change of of their lives forever. So many lies and twist......more

Goodreads review by Nila on December 18, 2017

This book was a shocker of a story. Where I thought the book ended and there would be nothing more to know, other than to read it for a thrill, the story actually started. This is my first book by Sue Fortin, and I was bloody well enthralled to leave other work and get to the last page. It was a rac......more

Goodreads review by Danielle-Gemma💜 on August 01, 2021

This was a very middle of the road read for me. The first half very nearly put me off this book as I felt it was a very stereotypical portrayal of a group of four female friends. The middle to end did improve but I guessed the twist very early on. I probably wouldn’t recommend or read another of her......more

Quotes

Praise for Sue Fortin: ‘Thoroughly gripping…full of suspense’ – Kim The Bookworm ‘Builds to a really tense, nail biting climax’ – BeadyJan ‘I would urge anyone who enjoys a good, fast paced psychological thriller to read it – you won't be disappointed!’ – Bookish Bits ‘A clever psychological thriller full of false clues and intrigue’ – Jane Hunt Writer Book Reviews ‘A gripping romantic suspense novel with some excellent tension and a twist or two…Well worth a read’ – DnS Media ‘Gripping, vivid, dramatic, emotional, touching, adventurous brilliant and much more…it’s worth every single page’ – Sky’s Book Corner ‘A great page turner’ – Bleach House Library ‘I went through so many emotions reading this book – the worst being panic and fear…a brilliant book’ – Crooks on Books ‘Sue Fortin cleverly creates a sense of urgency and suspense that compels you to read on’ – Laura’s Little Book Blog ‘A good balance between the tense, psychological, and romantic events, which culminates in a climatic ending…for fans of Sleeping with the Enemy’ – Bookboodle ‘A gripping climax full of danger’ – ElaineG, 5 Star Reads ‘Kept me turning the pages’ – Mandy Baggot, author of ‘Truly Madly Greekly’ ‘5 Words: Tense, shocking, mysterious, deceit, stalker’ – Tea Party Princess ‘An excellent read’ – Read Along With Sue

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