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The Garden Party

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Saltburn meets Agatha Christie in the party of the year. ‘If you aren’t reading B P Walter yet, now’s the time’ – A. J. Finn Accomplished, dark and stylish: I will read anything B P Walter writes’ – Gillian McAllister Dark and devilishly clever! Characters that... Read More
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Saltburn meets Agatha Christie in the party of the year.

‘If you aren’t reading B P Walter yet, now’s the time’ A. J. Finn

'Accomplished, dark and stylish: I will read anything B P Walter writes’ Gillian McAllister

An intoxicating and twisty thriller to keep you captivated in 2025

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Saltburn meets Agatha Christie in the party of the year.

‘If you aren’t reading B P Walter yet, now’s the time’ – A. J. Finn

Accomplished, dark and stylish: I will read anything B P Walter writes’ – Gillian McAllister

Dark and devilishly clever! Characters that get under your skin and keep you racing through the story’ – L. C. North

The king of complex characters is back… A compelling tale of money, power and revenge – perfect for Saltburn aficionados’ – Lizzy Barber

The perfect family. The perfect celebration. The perfect day for revenge.

The day of the garden party should’ve been a celebration of love for Raphael and his fiancée, as they toast their engagement with their families. But for someone, it’s an opportunity to unveil the lies that have bound the family together over the years.

With their nearest and dearest gathered at the family manor, as the first glass is raised, the secrets that bind them begin to crack. And what should have been the happiest day of their lives, might just end as a day they’d rather forget…

Read what everyone is saying about The Garden Party:

‘An excellent psychological thriller with a foreboding atmosphere which I found dark, sinister and disturbing’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Wow!! Dark, deceptive, and definitely bingeable in a day!!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Up there with this author’s best, I read it in one sitting as it moved along at a very quick pace’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'The novel has multiple clever layers to it and parts are delicious in their dark awfulness’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Another gripping read’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Dark and twisty and once again I was left speechless’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Good twists, great writing style, compelling upper class setting. Every character despicable in their own way’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐

'The characters were fantastically flawed and the plot twists were superb. Themes of greed, resentment, jealousy and negligence were weaved through so well’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780008618698

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 July 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: One More Chapter

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 240g

Pages: 336

About the Author

B P Walter was born and raised in Essex. After spending his childhood and teenage years reading compulsively, he worked in bookshops then went to the University of Southampton to study Film and English followed by an MA in Film & Cultural Management. He is an alumni of the Faber Academy and currently works in social media coordination for Waterstones in London.

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