'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 knows this new man in her life. Then again,
he's not the only one with secrets in their volatile relationship . . .
'Lin's first standalone sees her expertly mix psychological thrills
with a perplexing mystery simmering in a small community. It has all the
ingredients of a hit to stand alongside her Rhona MacLeod series' -
Douglas Skelton, author of The Blood is Still
