The Guest

Suspense. Secrets. Suspicion. Scandal. Storytelling that will keep you guessing until the very end. THE GUEST is the nerve-shredding new novel from the author of global bestseller BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.

Iris and Gabriel have just got home from a make-or-break holiday. But a shock awaits them. One of their dearest friends, Laure, is in their house – sleeping in their bed, wearing Iris’ clothes, even rearranging the furniture. She has walked out on her husband – and their good friend – Pierre over his confession of an affair.

Iris and Gabriel want to be supportive. But as Laure’s mood becomes more unpredictable, her presence begins to unravel secrets in all their pasts – until things reach breaking point …

PRAISE FOR B.A. PARIS’ NOVELS:
A rollercoaster ride, with plenty of twists’ OBSERVER

‘Claustrophobic, menacing and relentlessly tense, this is a fiendishly plotted thriller with a great central twist’ SARAH VAUGHAN

‘Elegant, taut, ingeniously plotted and extremely addictive. Superb!’ WILL DEAN

‘Dark and compulsive … B.A. Paris again conjures up the tense claustrophobia of BEHIND CLOSED DOORS and delivers yet another brilliant, unputdownable read’ GILLY MACMILLAN

‘I loved the short chapters in part one, which really added to the rising tension’ PRIMA

‘Dark, daring and irresistible. B.A. Paris takes a clever, sinister survival story and further elevates it with her trademark style and heart.’ CHRIS WHITAKER

‘Wow! What a ride! A tantalising, taut, tense thriller’ JANE CORRY

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