''A real page-turner'' - Ian Rankin
The Party House by Lin Anderson is a deeply atmospheric psychological thriller set in the Scottish Highlands, for fans of Lucy Foley and Ruth Ware.
Devastated by a recent pandemic brought in by outsiders, the villagers of Blackrig in the Scottish Highlands are outraged when they find that the nearby estate plans to reopen its luxury -party house- to tourists.
As animosity sparks amongst the locals, part of the property is damaged and, in the ensuing chaos, the body of a young girl is found in the wreck. Seventeen-year-old Ailsa Cummings went missing five years ago, never to be seen again. Until now.
The excavation of Ailsa-s remains reignites old suspicions towards the men of this small community, including Greg, the estate-s gamekeeper. He is loath to discuss old wounds, but Greg''s new lover, Joanne, is frightened by his reaction to the missing girl-s discovery. Joanne begins to doubt how well she
