Seven Reasons to Murder Your Dinner Guests

A Novel

By: KJ Whittle

Narrated by: Jacqueline King

Three courses. Seven guests. One card. It’s a deadly dinner party they’ll never forget.

Seven strangers meet for an anonymously hosted dinner party. As the evening winds down, seven cards appear, one in front of each of the guests. On each card is a number—the age at which the guest will die. Spooked but skeptical, the guests disperse into the rainy night with the hope of forgetting the morbid turn of events.

Two weeks later, one guest is dead. At exactly the age the card predicted.

More guests begin to die as the years go on, each one dead at the same age as their card. It soon becomes clear that something much more sinister is afoot. Now, it’s up to the quickly dwindling group of dinner guests to figure out who (or what) was behind that fateful dinner party all those years ago, before their numbers catch up with them, too.

Told from the perspectives of each of the seven guests, spanning from hilarious to hateful, Seven Reasons to Murder Your Dinner Guests is a spellbinding and mysterious exploration of mortality, begging the question: how would you live if you knew your number was up?

©2025 KJ Whittle (P)2025 Recorded Books

Classic tale. Keeps you guessing til the very end

Loved the concept of this book. Very quick read. The dinner party at the beginning is a bit “messy” because there are so many povs at one time. But once you’re through that it is smooth reading.
Well written. Some stuff you figure out but never all of it. And the final reveal is great. Brings it all together.
Great characters
Janet’s narration was a little “Mrs Howell” for me. But still good.
Would recommend highly

The ending

It was a great novel! I had figured out that it was based on the 7 Deadly Sins early on in the book; but didn’t expect the twist at the end! I will definitely recommend this novel! I also enjoyed the Audible recording for this novel.

Very flawed and yet intruiging characters.

I enjoyed trying to figure it out throughout the book, though it was a bit predictable in the 2nd half of the book. Voice actor was excellent!

Brilliant study of human frailty

This book is more about how individuals cope with knowing that their death is imminent rather than a murder mystery, although it was also an excellent murder mystery. The depiction of the various characters was absolutely brilliant. You hate them in the beginning, then you understand how they got themselves into certain situations and then they make you angry and then you feel bad for them again. I can’t say enough about what a terrific book this is. Just read it! You will love it. Can’t wait to read more by this author. Narration is also outstanding.

slow and gradual journey to solution

This is not a traditional who done it. It is another take on then there were none . I did not find it witty as audible suggests, however, it is an interesting listen. Worth a credit, yes. Just be aware it is a descriptive character driven novel.