SIX FRIENDS. In a luxury villa set high in the hills above the glamorous town of Sorrento, southern Italy, three couples gather for the perfect 40th birthday celebration. ONE BODY. Before the week is out, one of them is dead. COUNTLESS LIES. Their perfect reunion quickly becomes the holiday from hell when one of the group starts receiving anonymous messages, threatening to expose a dark secret from their university days. As old friendships are tested to the limit, it’s clear that what happens in the dark past won’t stay buried… A heart-racing psychological thriller that will hook you from the very first page, with twist after twist that will make your jaw drop. Fans of B.A. Paris, My Husband´s Killer and Lucy Foley won’t be able to put this down. If you were hooked by The White Lotus or The Watcher, you´ll love this. Praise for The Final Party: ‘A slick and twisty thriller´ Jacqueline Sutherland ´The Secret History meets The Holiday, only darker, sexier and absolutely crammed full of twists and suspense. It’s a big, fat 5 stars from me.’ Lisa Hall ´A tortuous web of secrets and lies – I could not put it down’ Marion Todd Praise for A.A. Chaudhuri´s completely addictive thrillers: ‘Beautifully written, immaculately plotted, very clever and deliciously dark. Loved it.’ Catherine Cooper ‘An intriguing and intricately plotted crime story, with so many twists and turns. I defy you to work out the ending.’ Howard Linskey ‘Revelations and twists abound, and the characters evoke, by turns, empathy and disgust… with friends like these, who needs enemies?’ Vaseem Khan