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The Christmas Party

By: Kathryn Croft
Narrated by: Billie Piper, Avita Jay
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Tis the season for secrets and suspicion.

A chilling psychological thriller with a twist that you won't see coming, narrated by Billie Piper and Avita Jay. This Audible Original, by #1 bestselling author Kathryn Croft, is perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, Sarah A Denzil and K L Slater.

When Sasha receives a call from her old university friend Gabby inviting her to spend Christmas at Gabby’s remote Scottish lake house, Sasha knows she shouldn’t go.

Twelve years ago, on Christmas Eve, when Sasha and her five closest friends were celebrating the festive season, something truly horrific happened that would change the course of their friendship forever. Something that meant Sasha hasn’t spoken to any of them since that night.

But Gabby is insistent that they all get together this Christmas, to finally help her move on from the events of that night, so Sasha agrees to go.

Arriving at the sprawling house overlooking a stunning loch, Sasha quickly realises that Gabby has other reasons for getting the six friends together this Christmas. And now Sasha is forced to relive a past she’s tried hard to forget.

People had always told them their friendship wasn’t healthy. That the six of them spent far too much time together. No good would come of it, they said. How could relationships with others work when the six of them were so tightly interwoven?

When a snowstorm isolates them from the outside world, old flames are rekindled and tensions run high, and it soon becomes obvious: nothing that big can stay secret forever.

©2024 Kathryn Croft (P)2024 Audible Ltd.
Crime Thrillers Psychological

About the Performer

Billie is currently shooting a regular role in the highly anticipated second series of Wednesday for Netflix. She can currently be seen in Netflix’s new show, KAOS, with Jeff Goldblum.
She can be seen starring in the critically acclaimed second series of her hit show - I Hate Suzie Too - on Sky and HBO Max, which she co-created and produced with Lucy Prebble, and playing the lead opposite Gillian Anderson in Netflix’s film Scoop.
Other credits include Lena Dunham’s film for Working Title, Catherine Called Birdy with Andrew Scott and Bella Ramsey, Craig Roberts’ film Eternal Beauty opposite Sally Hawkins, David Hare’s Collateral for BBC2 with Carey Mulligan and the independent film Two for Joy in which she starred with Samantha Morton.
She also wrote, directed, produced and starred in her debut feature film Rare Beasts which premiered at the Venice Film Festival.
She is the only actress to win all the UK Theatre Best Actress awards for her role in Yerma at the Young Vic in London and The Armory in New York.

About the Performer

Theatre includes: A Tupperware of Ashes (National Theatre); The Secret Garden (Regent’s Open Air Theatre); The Empress, Falkland Sound, The Comedy of Errors, The Winter’s Tale (RSC); Jinnistan (Òran Mór, Traverse); Favour (Bush Theatre); The Lovely Bones (Birmingham Rep); Billionaire Boy (NST Theatre/UK tour); The Secret Garden (York Theatre Royal); The Jungle Book (National Tour); Bottled Up (Lyric Hammersmith); Bring on the Bollywood (National Tour); We’re Stuck (Shoreditch Town Hall/National Tour); Rapunzel, Warde Street (Park Theatre); Pioneer (Sheffield Crucible/Tour); Unsung (Wilton’s Music Hall); The Merry Wives of Windsor (national tour); Sunday Morning at the Centre of the World (Southwark Playhouse); Spare (New Diorama Theatre).
Television includes: Casualty; Doctors; The Good Ship Murder; Emmerdale; Silent Witness; Coronation Street; L8R.
Film includes: By Any Other Name; The Rezort, London, Paris, New York; Twenty8K.
Other: Avita also narrates audiobooks for Audible and works for the charity InterAct Stroke Support

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Well done all around! Great suspense and character development.

Nothing to dislike, other than I wish it was a longer story because I enjoyed it so much!

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The messiest Christmas party!

This was so good to be honest. It wasn’t fast moving at first but picked up about halfway through and turned into such a messy group of suspects!! Ahhh finished it in two days time lol.

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Interesting

I loved the narration, as well as dropping tidbits here and there throughout the story to lead us up to the reveal. I do want to see a part two? at least see how the others in the group felt, after finding out the truth. overall pretty great mystery.

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Disappointing Ending

A quick easy read that kept me guessing. However, the ending was a let down and seemed rushedz

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Fantastic Narrator, bleh story

It felt a bit contrived and the ending was very abrupt. I had a hard time liking any of the characters. It didn’t seem all that thought out, like the author was chasing a big reveal at the end, but it ended up lackluster. Narrator was phenomenal though! If you’re looking for something so-so and you’re out of credits, then I’d say this is for you. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Dope

Story kept me engaged, the twist were really well paced and the climax was enthralling. The End.

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Couldn’t put it down

Great story. As it is told from the perspective of a rather messed up woman you don’t know who is good or evil as she has a terrible judgement of character.

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Very nice read!

Kept me guessing to the very end. Suspenseful. Kept me guessing to the end. Suspenseful!

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What a twist!

I fully expected this to be yet another predictable murder mystery, but I was happily mistaken. Loved everything about this story. Well worth the listen.

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a great Christmas thriller

This is a short read/listen and so good. Gabby throws a party to reunite the same group of friends that attended her last Christmas party 12 years before. It was the same day her 10 year old sister went missing. She knows one of them is responsible and she wants to figure out who. this was such a thrilling adventure, so many little twists and turns. I highly recommend this.

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