The Engagement Party, Darby Kane
The Engagement Party, Darby Kane
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The Engagement Party
A Novel

Author: Darby Kane

Narrator: Carlotta Brentan

Unabridged: 10 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/05/2023


Synopsis

And Then There Were None meets I Know What You Did Last Summer in #1 international bestseller Darby Kane’s latest gripping and twisty thriller set on a private island in Maine where secrets piled upon secrets and lies upon lies are all revealed in one fateful weekend.Emily Hunt went missing from her affluent liberal arts school on graduation weekend. Her body was found floating in a river, and a quiet loner who most people on campus really didn’t know died by suicide. A tenuous link—one text—bound the two dead students together and was enough for law enforcement to close the case. But they got it wrong and now someone is determined to set it right.Twelve years later, college friends gather to celebrate an engagement over a long overdue getaway on a swanky private island in Maine—with only one way in and one way out. Sierra Prescott, invited as a guest and unconnected to past events, is the only person who soon senses not all is what it seems.The tension in the air is ignited when they find a dead man in the trunk of a car with a note: time to tell the truth. And things only get worse. As a torrential storm strands them together, the group’s buried stories begin to surface and secrets are bartered. To survive this deadly party, they’ll need to stop a killer before they become prey. 

About Darby Kane

Darby Kane is the pseudonym for a former divorce lawyer and #1 international bestselling author of domestic suspense. Her books have been optioned for television and featured in numerous venues, including The Washington Post, The New York Times, and Cosmopolitan.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jayme on December 05, 2023

TIME TO TELL THE TRUTH Emily Hunt went missing on the Saturday afternoon of her graduation weekend but nobody noticed until Sunday. Her body was found floating in a river, and a quiet loner was blamed because of ONE text message he sent her, which sounded like it could be a threat. Twelve years later......more

My thanks to William Morrow, Darby Kane and Netgalley. This book made such an impression on me that I can't even remember it. Yes, it was a very little impression, but? Swear on a stack of Stephen King and Clive Barker that I just finished this book last week, and I'm still at a loss. Should I apologiz......more

Goodreads review by Nilufer on June 13, 2023

Another read left me in limbo: should I like this book or should I hate the guts of each character and wish them painful deaths? I went back and forth between three and four stars during my reading journey. I simply weighed the pros and cons to decide on my verdict. Here are the pros: Despite the mixe......more

Goodreads review by Linzie (suspenseisthrillingme) on November 26, 2023

Twelve years ago, Emily Hunt vanished on the very night she graduated from college. Found floating in a river not far from campus, her death was quickly ruled a murder and a police investigation got underway. As they narrowed down the potential suspect pool, all eyes landed on an odd student named B......more

Goodreads review by Melissa (Semi-hiatus for Work) on January 04, 2024

I was decently invested in this book, and then the author just had to go in and throw OTTM--One twist too many--at the end. It would have been perfectly acceptable to end it where it ends in the first place, but to me it was just way too much to throw in the epilogue twist. This isn't high literature......more