The Perfect Guests

By: Emma Rous

Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden, Candice Moll, Steve West

The USA Today bestselling author of The Au Pair returns with another delicious, twisty novel—about a grand estate with many secrets, an orphan caught in a web of lies, and a young woman playing a sinister game.

1988. Beth Soames is fourteen years old when her aunt takes her to stay at Raven Hall, a rambling manor in the isolated East Anglian fens. The Averells, the family who lives there, are warm and welcoming, and Beth becomes fast friends with their daughter, Nina. At times, Beth even feels like she's truly part of the family...until they ask her to help them with a harmless game—and nothing is ever the same.

2019. Sadie Langton is an actress struggling to make ends meet when she lands a well-paying gig to pretend to be a guest at a weekend party. She is sent a suitcase of clothing, a dossier outlining the role she is to play, and instructions. It's strange, but she needs the money, and when she sees the stunning manor she'll be staying at, she figures she’s got nothing to lose.

In person, Raven Hall is even grander than she'd imagined—even with damage from a fire decades before—but the walls seem to have eyes. As day turns to night, Sadie starts to feel that there’s something off about the glamorous guests who arrive, and as the party begins, it becomes chillingly apparent their unseen host is playing games with everyone...including her.

Disappointed

I kept waiting for the story to pick up, it started out OK but it dragged on so darn long. I had to force myself to finish and actually fast forward it quite a bit. Maybe I miss some of the nuances, but it just seemed like a lot of far stretches
in the storyline.

Loved it!!!!!

Lots of mystery in this novel which feels like three stories in one that perfectly comes together in a neat little package at the end. I loved it and I’m sad I’ve finished this book. I would highly recommend this book. I look forward to reading more from this author in the future.

Can’t stop listening!!

This book is creepy and gothic and kept me up way too late listening, but I couldn’t stop! Will definitely be reading her next one.

boring

very boring, so sleepy story. didn't enjoy it at all. don't recommend. story jumps back and force and hard to follow

If you like baffling intrigue

I very much enjoyed the premise of the story and the gothic English mystery intrigue, and the performers were very good. I did feel like the character of Beth had an accent that was too hard for me as an American to listen to. It was very thick, like marbles rolled around in her mouth, but other than that I have no complaint about the performers. The story became very confusing to me, however, to the point where I stopped enjoying it much about 2/3 of the way through. I had to work too hard to understand what was happening. That may be just me, though. It may be the perfect English mystery for others.