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The House Guest
- Author
- Jennifer Pashley
- Narrator
- Dani Martineck
- Publisher
- Headline
- Publish Date
- 7 July 2026
- Run Time
- 10 hours 20 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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REVENGE IS A DISH BEST SERVED COLD
Brett Novak is a young upstart chef, with real, raw talent - if only she could catch a break. After getting dumped by her married girlfriend and losing the perfect job offer, Brett accepts a temporary position as a live-in, personal chef of a reclusive, bestselling author, Carson Smart, who resides in a mansion on a secluded beach in Cape Cod.
Carson immediately seduces her, but things get complicated when Carson's wife, Vera, arrives home from her trip, and the love/hate relationship between the two spouses erupts, leaving Brett caught in the middle. Brett, starved for attention, craves Carson's affection and yet is oddly drawn to Vera's seductive and destructive charms.
As Brett becomes an unwitting pawn and weapon, she questions how far husband and wife will go to wound the other. With nowhere else to turn, she has no choice but to stay - even as her hold on reality begins to slip. Can she survive her employers' dark appetites?
THE HOUSEMAID meets THE MENU in this compulsive thriller about an aspiring chef whose gig as a private cook to a bestselling author turns deadly.
Readers are devouring THE HOUSE GUEST:
'Ominous vibes, lush food descriptions, and emotionally tormented characters all masterfully woven into an unhinged psychological thriller' K. T. NGUYEN
' First lick to last, it's guilty pleasure without the calories' VICKI HENDRICKS
'Psychological suspense at its appetizing best' KELLYE GARRETT
'A riveting ride' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
'A perfect summer read' CHARLIE DONLEA
'Dark, seductive and sharply observed' AGGIE BLUM THOMPSON
'Captivating' EMILY CARPENTER
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Details
- Author
- Jennifer Pashley
- Narrator
- Dani Martineck
- Duration
- 10 hours 20 minutes
- Release Date
- 7 July 2026
- ISBN
- 9781035441358
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Headline
- Genre
- Psychological thriller, Narrative theme: love / relationships, Narrative theme: interior life / psychological fiction
Synopsis
'Emma Cline's The Guest meets Freida McFadden's The Housemaid' Ashley WinsteadREVENGE IS A DISH BEST SERVED COLDBrett Novak is a young upstart chef, with real, raw talent - if only she could catch a break. After getting dumped by her married girlfriend and losing the perfect job offer, Brett accepts a temporary position as a live-in, personal chef of a reclusive, bestselling author, Carson Smart, who resides in a mansion on a secluded beach in Cape Cod.Carson immediately seduces her, but things get complicated when Carson's wife, Vera, arrives home from her trip, and the love/hate relationship between the two spouses erupts, leaving Brett caught in the middle. Brett, starved for attention, craves Carson's affection and yet is oddly drawn to Vera's seductive and destructive charms.As Brett becomes an unwitting pawn and weapon, she questions how far husband and wife will go to wound the other. With nowhere else to turn, she has no choice but to stay - even as her hold on reality begins to slip. Can she survive her employers' dark appetites?THE HOUSEMAID meets THE MENU in this compulsive thriller about an aspiring chef whose gig as a private cook to a bestselling author turns deadly. Readers are devouring THE HOUSE GUEST:'Ominous vibes, lush food descriptions, and emotionally tormented characters all masterfully woven into an unhinged psychological thriller' K. T. NGUYEN' First lick to last, it's guilty pleasure without the calories' VICKI HENDRICKS'Psychological suspense at its appetizing best' KELLYE GARRETT'A riveting ride' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY'A perfect summer read' CHARLIE DONLEA'Dark, seductive and sharply observed' AGGIE BLUM THOMPSON'Captivating' EMILY CARPENTER
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