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A lavish, Texas-sized Sweet Sixteen turns deadly in this twisty, pulse-pounding new novel -- serving up a fresh take on a classic locked-room whodunnit. Let the festivities begin... Today is Sophie Matthews's sixteenth birthday party, an exclusive black-tie bash in the heart of the Texas Hill Country, where secrets are as deep-rooted as the sprawling live oaks. Sophie's dad has spared no expense, and his renovated cliffside mansion--once thought haunted and shuttered for years from outsiders--is now hosting the event of the season. Then, just before the candles on the three-tiered red velvet cake are blown out, a body falls from the balcony onto the starlit dance floor below. It's a killer guest list . . . DANI: Sophie's new stepmother who's been plagued by self-doubt ever since the birth of her own baby girl RLAITH: the superstitious Irish nanny who senses a looming danger in this cavernous house MIKAYLA: the birthday girl's best friend who is not nearly as meek as the popular kids assume KIM: the cunning ex-wife who has a grudge she can't let go of . . . Everyone is invited in. Not everyone will get out alive. "My favorite kind of thriller - fun, twisty, fast-paced, and populated by characters who feel so real you'll want to invite them (well, some of them) to your next party." - New York Times bestselling author Rachel Hawkins"I couldn't put it down " - New York Times bestselling author Nina Simon"Explodes from page one." - Bestselling author Amanda Eyre Ward "This is the thriller of the summer." - Bestselling author Katie Gutierrez

THE INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER AN INDIE NEXT PICK A LIBRARY READS PICK Most Anticipated by Goodreads, People, Glamour, BookRiot, Fresh Fiction and more "This is the thriller of the summer." - Bestselling author Katie Gutierrez A lavish, Texas-sized Sweet Sixteen turns deadly in this twisty, pulse-pounding new novel -- serving up a fresh take on a classic locked-room whodunnit. Let the festivities begin... Today is Sophie Matthews's sixteenth birthday party, an exclusive black-tie bash in the heart of the Texas Hill Country, where secrets are as deep-rooted as the sprawling live oaks. Sophie's dad has spared no expense, and his renovated cliffside mansion--once thought haunted and shuttered for years from outsiders--is now hosting the event of the season. Then, just before the candles on the three-tiered red velvet cake are blown out, a body falls from the balcony onto the starlit dance floor below. It's a killer guest list . . . DANI: Sophie's new stepmother who's been plagued by self-doubt ever since the birth of her own baby girl RLAITH: the superstitious Irish nanny who senses a looming danger in this cavernous house MIKAYLA: the birthday girl's best friend who is not nearly as meek as the popular kids assume KIM: the cunning ex-wife who has a grudge she can't let go of . . . Everyone is invited in. Not everyone will get out alive. "My favorite kind of thriller - fun, twisty, fast-paced, and populated by characters who feel so real you'll want to invite them (well, some of them) to your next party." - New York Times bestselling author Rachel Hawkins "I couldn't put it down " - New York Times bestselling author Nina Simon "Explodes from page one." - Bestselling author Amanda Eyre Ward

READERS CANNOT GET ENOUGH OF THESE LIARS . . .'I raced through this book... SO many secrets that will keep you reading late into the night!' ??????????'I absolutely LOVED this - the best psychological thriller I've read for a very long time' ??????????'THE PLOT TWISTS!! I absolutely loved everything about this book!' ?????????? Everyone's invited. Everyone's a suspect.An exclusive black-tie birthday party.A sprawling mansion.A body falling from a balcony.One of the guests is dead, and another is a killer - but who is the hunter, and who is the prey?As the drinks flow, so do the lies . . . and nobody is safe.Was it Dani, the tenacious new mother with a history of postpartum psychosis, or Kim, the ex-wife with an alcohol problem? Orlaith, the elderly Irish nanny who talks to spirits? Mikayla, the lonely teenager, or the clique of toxic mean girls who pretend to embrace her? Or was it the pair of psychotherapists who watch and judge them all? And whose body is hurtling towards the sea?

An exclusive black-tie birthday party. A sprawling mansion with a dark past.A body falling from a cliffside balcony onto the starlit outdoor dance floor. One of the guests is dead, and another is a killer - but who is the hunter and who is the prey?When social status is everything, and there is no price too high for adoration, there is no shortage of suspects:Was it Dani, the tenacious new mother with a history of postpartum psychosis, or Kim, the ex-wife with an alcohol problem? Orlaith, the elderly Irish nanny who talks to spirits? Mikayla, the lonely teenager, or the clique of toxic mean girls who pretend to embrace her? Or was it the pair of psychotherapists who watch and judge them all?And whose body is hurtling towards the sea?

En av årets mest uppmärksammade spänningsdebuter»Det här är sommarens thriller.« Katie Gutierrez Sophie Matthews sextonårsdag firas med pompa och ståt, och många prominenta gäster har bjudits in till familjens nyrenoverade residens i Texas Hill Country - ett samhälle där hemligheterna är lika djupt rotade som de uråldriga ekarna. Champagnen flödar och mr Matthews har inte sparat på något. Men just när ljusen på den tre våningar höga tårtan blåsts ut faller en person från en balkong, rakt ner på det exklusiva dansgolvet.Någon av gästerna är en mördare. Men är det den nyblivna mamman som lidit av förlossningspsykos? Exfrun med alkoholproblem? Den vidskepliga barnflickan, den utfrysta tonåringen eller de två psykoterapeuterna som iakttar och dömer dem alla? Alla har motiv - men vem är jägare och vem är villebråd? I översättning av Julia Gillberg.KELSEY COX är en amerikansk författare som bland annat jämförs med Liane Moriarty och Daphne du Maurier. Lögnarnas fest är hennes uppmärksammade debut, som sålts till 13 länder.»Lögnarnas fest exploderar från första sidan.« Amanda Eyre Ward »Rolig, vindlande, med högt tempo och full av karaktärer som känns så verkliga att man vill bjuda in dem (eller vissa av dem) till sin nästa fest.« Rachel Hawkins

Jyrkänteen harjalla Texasissa kohoaa vanha kartano, jolla on synkkä menneisyys. Kun talon uudet omistajat järjestävät esikoistyttärelleen komeat 16-vuotissyntymäpäivät, ei kukaan, joka haluaa olla jotakin, jätä väliin tilaisuutta päästä astumaan talon taikapiiriin.Juhlia isännöi Ethan, menestyvä psykiatri, jonka nuori vaimo Dani kärsii synnytyksenjälkeisestä masennuksesta. Ex-vaimo Kim kamppailee kateuden tunteiden ja alkoholiongelman kanssa. Danin avuksi on palkattu irlantilainen lastenhoitaja Orlaith, jolla on omat salaisuutensa.Illan pimetessä ja tunnelman noustessa paljastuu juhlavieraista yhä uusia puolia, kunnes nähdään jonkun putoavan korkealta parvekkeelta. Mitä on tapahtunut? Kuka on uhri ja kuka on syyllinen?

From the instant USA TODAY bestselling author comes a dazzling, sparkling new thriller... 'I raced through this book... SO many secrets that will keep you reading late into the night!' ?????????? 'I absolutely LOVED this - the best psychological thriller I've read for a very long time' ?????????? 'THE PLOT TWISTS!! I absolutely loved everything about this book!' ?????????? Beauty dies. But secrets never do . . . Twenty-five years ago, Isabelle Whitmore vanished without a trace during the Lone Star Princess Pageant in Anhalt, Texas. This year, the pageant is offering more than just its annual dose of rhinestone heels and plunging necklines - Isabelle's sister, Ingrid Whitmore, is back and looking for revenge. But just as confrontations and old rivalries reach their boiling point, the temperature plummets: record-breaking snow and freezing rain bring down the state's entire power grid. With everyone trapped under one roof, secrets will be spilled, scores will be settled - and more than one beautiful liar will end up dead. KELSEY COX'S NOVELS ARE: 'Riveting' People 'Heart-pumping' Nina Simon 'Jaw-dropping' Amanda Eyre Ward

Secrets emerge as a Texas beauty pageant turns deadly in this rich and addictive novel with a jaw-dropping twist from psychological suspense author Kelsey Cox. 2000: Isabelle Whitmore vanishes at Sherman Ranch in Anhalt, Texas, without a trace. 2025: The Lone Star Princess Pageant is about to begin, but this year it's offering more than an annual dose of rhinestone heels and plunging necklines. Competition is stiffer than ever --and long standing grudges are about to resurface. Ingrid fled Anhalt in the wake of her sister Isabelle's disappearance and has now returned, just in time for a construction crew to start digging up Sherman Ranch; the pageant brings up past traumas that Melanie can't forget; Cat, newly sober, starts to feel threatened in ways that bring back old demons; and Sarah Lynn, who comes from a long line of pageant winners, knows that losing is not an option. When old resentments and new confrontations reach their boiling point, temperatures drop to deadly degrees as a record-setting storm brings down the state's power grid. With everyone trapped under one roof, scores will be settled, and more than one person will end up dead. Beauty dies. Secrets never do. KELSEY COX'S NOVELS ARE: "Riveting." --People "Heart-pumping." --Nina Simon "Jaw-dropping." --Amanda Eyre Ward "Joins my auto-buy list forever." --Rachel Hawkins