The Other Guest

By: Helen Cooper

Narrated by: Sofia Zervudachi

After a shocking death at a luxurious Italian resort, two very different women must question everything—and everyone—they love in order to untangle truth from lies in this twisty, captivating read.

One year ago, Leah’s feisty 21-year-old niece, Amy, mysteriously drowned in the beautiful lake near her family-owned resort in Northern Italy. Now, Leah’s grief has caught up with her, and she decides to return to Lake Garda for the first time since Amy’s death. What she finds upon her arrival shocks her—her sister, brother-in-law, and surviving niece, Olivia, seem to have erased all memories of Amy, and fought to have her death declared an accidental drowning, despite murky circumstances. Leah knows she must look beyond the resort’s beautiful façade and uncover what truly happened to Amy, even if her digging places both her family ties and her very life in danger.

Meanwhile, in Central England, thirtysomething Joanna is recovering from a surprising break-up when she is swept off her feet by a handsome bartender. But when she learns that he is on the run from something in his past, and that their meeting may not have been a coincidence, Joanna realized that he may just a bit too good to be true.

What follows is a propulsive cat-and mouse game set against the Italian lakeside as the two seemingly-unconnected women are caught up in a dangerous conspiracy.

Disappointing

The ending was disappointing and I felt like the story drug on too long, taking a way from the suspense.

Alright Until the Last 1 1/2

I kinda of liked this through most of it. A better job at the mystery who did it than most of the ones lately. It was unnecessarily chaotic like a lot of them do for the supposed "twist". Moved a little slow and there's a lot of characters to remember, especially since its told by more than one. Overall one of the more decent ones for a change, I'm a very picky eater.

Good read/listen

Started off strong, ended weak but good twists and short chapters. Would recommend to a friend.