The Engagement Party

The Engagement Party

Darby Kane

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And Then There Were None meets I Know What You Did Last Summer in #1 international bestseller Darby Kane’s latest gripping and twisty thriller set on a private island in Maine where secrets piled upon secrets and lies upon lies are all revealed in one fateful weekend. Emily Hunt went missing from her affluent liberal arts school on graduation weekend. Her body was found floating in a river, and a quiet loner who most people on campus really didn’t know committed suicide. A tenuous link—one text—bound the two dead students together and was enough for law enforcement to close the case. But they got it wrong and now someone is determined to set it right. Twelve years later, college friends gather to celebrate an engagement over a long overdue getaway on a swanky private island in Maine—with only one way in and one way out. Sierra Prescott, invited as a guest and unconnected to past events, is the only person who soon senses not all is what it seems. The tension in the air is ignited when they find a dead man in the trunk of a car with a note: time to tell the truth. And things only get worse. As a torrential storm strands them together, the group’s buried stories begin to surface and secrets are bartered. To survive this deadly party, they’ll need to stop a killer before they become prey.

Publication Year: 2023


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    Mar 11, 2025
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  • TheHexedLibrary
    Jan 23, 2025
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    Cover 3; characters 4; Plot 4; Pace 5; Intrigue 5; Logic 4; worldbuilding 4; Writing 4; Enjoyment 5

    This book gave me If We Were Villains (minus the Shakespeare) vibes from beginning to end! I really enjoyed trying to solve the murder mystery from the past while the characters were struggling their way through it all. This was definitely more of a mystery than a thriller. Though some parts were thrilling, or fast past and interesting, it was predominantly me trying to figure out whose version of events was the most accurate to being correct.

    I had a really fun time with this one and I enjoyed the twists but if you don't like an OVERLY twisty ending, this one will probably annoy you.

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    Mar 21, 2025
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    This was good, but there was something I didn't care for that I just can't put my finger on.

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