The Birthday Girl

Name: The Birthday Girl
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Sarah Ward
ISBN: 9798350814286

Author: Sarah Ward

Series: Mallory Dawson Crime Thriller #1

Narrator: Bronwen Price

Unabridged: 8 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 05/23/2023

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Suspense & Thriller

Synopsis

Welcome to Eldey, an island with deadly secrets.

Mona: a carefree artist, staying at the Cloister to work on her illustrations.

Beth: the harried mother of a toddler, on the remote Welsh island for a weekend with her family.

Charlotte: a reluctant stepmother who wanted a romantic getaway with her husband.

One of them is a serial killer who poisoned four of her friends at her eleventh birthday party.

They all fit the profile. Who will risk everything to kill again?

An absolutely gripping Welsh crime novel, perfect for fans of Sarah Pearse and Lucy Foley.

About Sarah Ward

Sarah Ward is the author of four DC Childs novels, In Bitter Chill, A Deadly Thaw, A Patient Fury, and The Shrouded Path, set in the Derbyshire Peak District where she lives. On her website, Crimepieces (www.crimepieces.com), she reviews the best of current crime fiction published around the world. She is a judge for the Petrona Award for Scandinavian translated crime novels.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ceecee on October 03, 2024

I’ve read other books by this author and enjoyed them but this was just so boring. Not for me.......more

Goodreads review by Gary on March 10, 2023

Another new author for me and one I will be reading more of. Former police detective Mallory Dawson is taken on as the night manager at an island hotel and it is not long before she is called in to action. One of the guests is found dead and Mallory very quickly suspects that ‘The Birthday Girl’ is r......more

Goodreads review by Eva on March 06, 2023

I'm a huge fan of Sarah Ward's books so I jumped at the chance to read 'The Birthday Girl' early. I went in completely blind and so should you. I feel the book description already gives away too much information, meaning I didn't know I was supposed to zero in on those three women as potential suspe......more

Goodreads review by Blair on March 31, 2023

4.5 ⭐️s I finished this in 24 hours. And I have 3 kids. Those two sentences should say enough about this book. Mallory, a former London detective, thinks she found her dream "in between job" at the boutique Cloister Hotel. Located on an isolated (and rather creepy) island, Mallory quickly realizes tha......more

Goodreads review by Stephanie on April 13, 2023

ARC provided in exchange for an honest review. The subject of this book really intrigued me before I started and held my attention throughout! The characters and locations are well built with great backstories and I just couldn’t wait to find out what the outcome would be! The story is about a small......more