Nadine Walsh is hosting a party to celebrate the birthday of her celebrity author mother. Taking place over the period of the day, the story opens with Nadine in the basement bathroom with a body, but we don’t discover who until the end of the novel when the secrets and histories of family and friends have been revealed. The story is a real page turner and kept me totally engrossed. I had no idea who was the victim until the very end of the novel. It’s a quick read with many plot lines but the author does a very good job of weaving them all together seamlessly. I thoroughly recommend. Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for giving me the ARC of this novel. in return for an honest review.

Whilst I really enjoyed this book, I’d have like the death at the party to have actually been featured a little more. It had a good cast of characters though and I liked that the chapters were short. Whilst it was a bit predictable that didn’t stop me enjoying the book at all and I got through it super fast!

Amy Stuart wrote a surprisingly fun and interesting book, that I enjoyed a lot. A Death at the Party gripped my attention from the start, and did not let go!

I really enjoyed this book and couldn't put it down. The pacing was good, the twists were good and the story line was compelling

This was an easy and pleasant read with a few twists along the way.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for the ARC in return for an honest and unbiased opinion.

This is a new author to me. I really enjoyed this book and not sure how to describe the genre as there are so many different themes going on throughout - there is a murder mystery. We also go back and forth into the main characters history and there are plenty of shock revelations along the way which build up to the actual 'death at the party.' I look forward to reading other books by this author. Thanks to Net Galley for the free read.

Hmmm I can’t make up my mind on this one. In parts I loved it, in parts I loathed it. The plot is a good one, but sometimes there’s words for words sake.

Nadine is the daughter of famous Author Marilyn Millay, it’s Marilyn’s 60th birthday and Nadine is hosting the most extravagant party.
The story starts with a body, in the basement a- you don’t know how, who or why… you find that out as the book unfolds.

The story follows Nadine, a formidable wife and mother, protector of her mother. As we flip between her 10yr old self and present day; the lead up to the party. As a 10yr old and staying with her grandparents on their farm, Nadine goes into the barn and finds her young teenage aunt dead. Which coincided with Marilyn’s 30th birthday. A trauma which stays with her.

Nadine having secrets of her own, starts to uncover the secrets of others - providing explanation to what happened back when she was child and what is happening now on her street.

I went thru spells of liking and disliking the main character of this book, it took me a while to read it. When it gripped me, it held my attention. When it didn’t, I failed to pick it up.

For the majority of it, I enjoyed it… but there were parts I found slightly irksome.

Thank you Netgalley for me free ARC copy in return for a free review!

We meet Nadine as she is hosting a birthday party for her famous mother, author Marilyn. The story starts with Nadine standing over a body in the basement, and we then go back to the start of the day, to see the final stages of the party planning unfold.

Nadine is understandably nervous at hosting this party, especially since her mother’s last birthday party, 30 years earlier, ended in tragedy as the body of Nadine’s aunt was discovered. How this, and the friends, family and neighbours she has around her, results in a body in her basement is revealed in a slow-burning plot that is filled with twists and turns.

The characters are interesting, although there are an awful lot of creepy men in that neighbourhood! I wasn’t always sure of their motivations, but it was entertaining to see their interactions amidst the backdrop of a party.

My thanks to the author, NetGalley, and the publisher for the arc to review.

Thank you to Netgalley and the author/publisher for this ARC.
I enjoyed this book - would be a good holiday read I think! I didn’t warm to the main character - although this didn’t make any difference to my enjoyment of the book. The story links a party in the ‘now’ with an incident that happened 30 years ago - whilst I did guess the ending I was looking forward to seeing if I was correct!

An enjoyable mystery to read - the premise of the party and everything taking place over a very short space of time in the lead up to that worked well, and I was intrigued by the relationship with Nadine and her mother.
I did ‘work things out’ a bit ahead of the reveal, but that sometimes adds to the interest and wanting to see if you’re correct so this was well worth a read.

This book had a great beginning then went downhill. It is a very slow burn, set over one day flitting from the past to the present. Far too slow for me.

Not the best book I've read and definitely not a page turner for me. The story centres around and is written from the viewpoint of Nadine as she prepares for a party she is giving for her mother's birthday, which coincides with the anniversary of her sister's death. Very slow going although we'll written.

Nadine Walsh has a lot going on. After a fall & a head injury she is starting to get back to normal & is determined to make sure the 60th birthday party for her famous author mother goes well, especially as the last birthday party ended with the death of Nadine's beloved aunt who was found dead in the barn. Her family are not a great deal of help and then in the middle of the celebrations there is a body in the cellar!

The story is told by Nadine. I didn't really warm to her & the rest of the cast were not particularly appealing, However the story was gripping enough to want to find out what was going on. Thanks to Netgalley & the publisher for letting me read & review this book.

Thanks to Penguin Random House and NetGalley for ARC

Nadine's life is outwardly perfect, and she works hard to keep up that appearance. She's determined to throw a marvellous party for a celebrity's 60th birthday. That celebrity (her mother) is oddly reluctant. We go through the chronology of the day from Nadine's point of view, also learning a lot about the extended family and the small, seemingly perfect American town they live in. All of the day's events conspire to link to a tragic incident 30 years ago, and inevitably secrets threaten to come tumbling out.

I admired this, the tension created and the unfolding of plot. I didn't like the characters or the setting, and it was just all a bit unsatisfying for me, but it's been rightly praised as a thriller, starting as a slow burn and picking up pace and heat as the day goes on. So four stars for the technical accomplishment, even though it wasn't my glass of fizz.

I started reading this and thought I'd read this before somewhere. Same story, different book. I didn't enjoy this one much. Very predictable and the characters were not likeable. My thanks to netgalley and the publishers for giving me the opportunity to read this book in return for an honest review.

This book is told from the main characters (Nadine) point of view in three parts - morning, afternoon & evening as she prepares to host a party for her famous mother. Everything takes place in one day, the day of the party.
Although I enjoyed this book, I found it a bit predictable and long winded.
Thanks to netgalley and the publishers for this read.

As I mention on my reviews I do believe that books should have warnings on them the same as TV shows and films so I would give this a trigger warning of child pornography and abuse, whilst this is only referred to and quite tame I always believe a reader should be aware when it's a sensitive subject....
I was a bit disappointed with this one unfortunately. Although we aren't exactly told who the murderer is right at the start it is quite obvious. We then go back 24hrs and see hour the next 24hr evolve into this ending scenario.
I'm not a big fan of this format but it can work well when we don't have a clue on who has been murdered but again I felt this was quite predictable.
It was an easy read but with unlikeable characters so a fairly average score for an average thriller.
Thank you #NetGalley for the copy of #ADeathAtTheParty

I found myself intrigued throughout this book. The writing and pace were easy to just sit and fly through the book.
I found myself trying to figure who was murdered and why. There's multiple suspects and even multiple motives. Just when I thought I had it figured a twist happened throwing me off.
Sadly the ending was a let down compared. While sometimes a somewhat open ending can work here I found it just felt unfinished. Too many loose ends. Even a question of was it the right person at all.

I don't think there was a single character I liked in this book. Maybe the daughter or the niece, but they didn't get a lot of screen time and I'm sure if they had, I would have hated them too.

I didn't warm to Nadine at all. She seemed to hate and judge all of her neighbours, even the one she was having the affair with and that just set off on a bad foot to me. Then the story was massively predictable. It didn't really matter to me which neighbour she killed because all the ones it seemed likely to be were very interchangeable.

Honestly I was just bored through most of this book. There was no tension there, not much desire to know more. I'm giving it three stars because it wasn't badly written, but I didn't enjoy it very much.

Thank you for allowing me to review this book. I enjoyed it very much after the slow start. Nadine, the main character is telling the story throughout the day of a party for her mother's 60th birthday. The mother is a well known, popular author who as a single mother bought up her daughter from poverty to a comfortable place. The story is told through flashbacks to the past and concerns Nadine has for her 2 teenage children and their friend.
This is a slow burner, but you can feel the tension building towards an unexpected conclusion.
Definitely, worth reading. The descriptions are well written and the concerns are genuine, even though the storyline was unexpected.