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The party house / Lin Anderson.

Anderson, Lin, (author.).

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"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 ignites old suspicions cast on the men of this small community, including Greg, the estate's gamekeeper. At the beginning of a burgeoning relationship with a new lover, Joanne, Greg is loath to discuss old wounds. Frightened by Greg's 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 ... "--Publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781529084511 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 358 pages : map ; 25 cm
  • Publisher: London : Macmillan, 2022.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"A place to die for ..."--Dust cover.

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Subject: Cold cases (Criminal investigation) > Scotland > Highlands > Fiction.
Gamekeepers > Fiction.
Man-woman relationships > Fiction.
Secrecy > Fiction.
Teenage girls > Crimes against > Fiction.
Tourists > Fiction.
Villages > (Scotland) > Fiction.
Highlands (Scotland) > Fiction.
Genre: Thrillers (Fiction)
Psychological fiction.
Novels.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Innisfil Public Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Lakeshore Branch.

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  • McMillan Palgrave
    From Lin Anderson, author of the much-loved Rhona MacLeod forensic crime series, comes a twisting psychological thriller set in the Scottish Highlands.
  • McMillan Palgrave

    '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

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