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The New Year's Party

Jenna Satterthwaite author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Verve Books

Published:4th Dec '25

Should be back in stock very soon

The New Year's Party cover

New Year's Eve hits different in your thirties. Especially when the party ends in murder.

It used to be an annual thing - the raucous New Year's party. But for Olivia, Bennett and their crowd of couple friends, the chaos of their thirties has totally challenged the definition of annual. It's been a few years since the close friends were last... close. But this year is going to be different. The burnout, parenting stress, credit card debt, job drama, marriage troubles, addiction - they're going to set it all aside for the night. No, really. They swear.

Oh, except for the secrets. Every last person has one. But secrets are only as good as the people you trust to keep them, and when the wrong one slips out... Well, friends or not, that just might become motive for murder.

Everybody thinks they know their closest friends - until somebody winds up dead.

So fun and so twisty! * Fabulous Magazine (Sun on Sunday) *
Thinking of hosting a festive pary? This gripping tale of chaos and revenge will make you think again -- heat
Satterthwaite gives readers everything they could want in a reunion thriller: big personalities on a collision course, deep hatreds and fervent longings and decades of explosive secrets that will come to light during one night. The twists don't let up in this propulsive and wildly entertaining book that epitomizes the saying, "With friends like these, who needs enemies?" -- Ashley Winstead, USA TODAY bestselling author of This Book Will Bury Me
When a dismantled friend group reunites for a New Year's Eve party, tensions aren't just bubbling beneath the surface-they're ready to explode. A sharp, character-driven drama, Lucy Foley fans will eat this up -- Katie Garner, author of The Family Inside
Twisting through a series of old scores and devastating secrets, The New Year's Party delivers a slam dunk combination of people behaving badly, questionable judgment, searing lies and murder. This razor sharp thriller uses old alliances and shattering reveals to create a juicy peek inside the ever-changing dynamics of lifelong friendships as the story hurls towards its satisfying and deadly end. Grab this one for an unexpected holiday treat -- Darby Kane, bestselling author of Pretty Little Wife and What the Wife Knew

ISBN: 9780857309327

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

304 pages