After the Party
- Author Georgina Lees
- Narrator Polly Edsell
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date 12 August 2022
- Run Time 9 hours and 15 minutes
- Format x-book®
- Genre Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Psychological thriller.
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What to expect
‘Compelling, heartbreaking and beautifully written. This superb thriller will stay in my mind for a very long time’ B P Walter, Sunday Times-bestselling author of The Dinner Guest on The Girl Upstairs
He should have chosen me.
I never should have chosen him.
Lizzie has been in love with her colleague Dean for three years but he’s never given her a second glance.
When a job offer in London promises to launch her art career she finally feels ready to upend her life in pursuit of her dream … until the night of the office Christmas party when Dean confesses his love for someone else – Rebecca, one of Lizzie’s closest friends.
A few days later, the police show up on her doorstep.
Rebecca is missing.
After the Party is another mesmerising thriller seething with secrets and lies from the bestselling author of The Girl Upstairs.
What readers are saying:
‘I keep losing half my beauty sleep because of Georgina Lees. Her writing is just too damn good… Unforgettable!’ Robin, 5* NetGalley reader review
‘Every time I set it down I found myself wondering WTF happened to Rebecca… Gahhhh, I was so invested!!’ Dita, 5* NetGalley reader review
‘Superb psychological thriller! One heck of a plot… I gasped aloud at the end. Georgina Lees is definitely one of my favourite authors’ Carol, 5* NetGalley reader review
‘Yeah, I was DEFINITELY not expecting that… I didn’t want to stop reading. It was so hard to put down… The writing was great. I could truly picture the settings, like a movie was playing as I read’ Amber, 5* NetGalley reader review
‘Wow just wow. Once I started reading I couldn’t stop… I was captivated from start to finish’ Jade, 5* NetGalley reader review
‘The slice of small town English life was vivid and palpable. Great fun in a tightly wound package’ Jaimee, 5* NetGalley reader review
‘Totally gripping’ Julie, 5* NetGalley reader review
‘A brilliant ending and one which I never would have guessed. Fantastic’ Lindsey, 5* NetGalley reader review
‘I was glued to my seat!’ Tiffiny, 5* NetGalley reader review
‘A one sit read’ Ruth, 5* NetGalley reader review
‘The ending was completely unexpected and exciting! A page turner’ Jemima, 5* NetGalley reader review
User Reviews
Sadly let down by the narrator trying to do accents! The “Scottish” accent was really off putting,ans cringy, as was the others characters voice she tried to do. normal voice really pleasent. Found this ruined the boo for me.
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