Review: The Dinner Party - R.J Parker
Review: The Dinner Party - R.J Parker - October 2019
In the mood for a mystery novel after reading a bit of romance, I needed
something a bit edgier and one of my favorite tropes is the mysterious events
that lead to the people dying one by one due to dark secrets. Juliette
and Ted used to host dinner parties with their friends regularly but it's been
several months since they have all been in the same room, so they decide to
finally host one. There are Juliette and Ted, Kathryn and Rhys, Evie and Jakob,
and Orla and Connor. While at the party, Evie brings up a game for them all to
play - a trust game where you write your darkest secret down and your partner
without reading it, lights in on fire, and forgives you. This game though
starts to bring up awkward emotions and the environment changes. The
party wraps up and everyone leaves, then early morning - Juliette gets a
frantic call from Evie to say Jakob has gone nuts. The pair rush over to Evie
and Jakob's house only to find a crime scene with Evie dead. Of course,
husbands are always the first suspect and so the police ask the friends about
Jakob that night - what happens though when he turns up dead as well? As the
week progresses, though more of the friends will turn up dead or near-death.
What is going on? Ted seems to be the only one wanting to investigate as he
knows something is up but will he find himself next as he discovers that
someone in his group of friends wants to keep a secret - secret as if it ever
came out - everyone in their group of friends could be compromised? Will Ted be
the next one in their group of friends to die as he gets closer to uncovering
the hidden truths? I have to admit overall I loved the novel but I did feel
that the ending felt a bit too rushed for me. If you are on the outlook though
for a good UK mystery, then check out The Dinner Party by RJ Parker as it will
take you on a rollercoaster ride as you the reader, try to connect the dots.
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