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Party of Liars: a gripping new debut psychological thriller with a gothic edge from an exciting new voice in fiction
By (Author) Kelsey Cox
Hodder & Stoughton
Hodder & Stoughton
14th October 2025
4th July 2025
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary
Crime and mystery fiction
Hardback
336
Width 156mm, Height 240mm
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A sprawling mansion with a dark past.A body falling from a cliffside balcony onto the starlit outdoor dance floor. One of the guests is dead, and another is a killer - but who is the hunter and who is the preyWhen social status is everything, and there is no price too high for adoration, there is no shortage of suspects:Was it Dani, the tenacious new mother with a history of postpartum psychosis, or Kim, the ex-wife with an alcohol problem Orlaith, the elderly Irish nanny who talks to spirits Mikayla, the lonely teenager, or the clique of toxic mean girls who pretend to embrace her Or was it the pair of psychotherapists who watch and judge them all And whose body is hurtling towards the seaPARTY OF LIARS with its stunning prose and simmering tension is a mesmerizing story that's part gothic horror, part psychological thriller, part contemporary glitz - the narrative is masterfully woven with plenty of twists, and deftly handles heavier subjects like postpartum depression -- Ashley Tate
Breathtakingly good, it kept me enthralled to the very last page. A stunningly good debut and beautifully written twisty tale -- Valerie Keogh
I couldn't put it down! PARTY OF LIARS brings the gothic house mystery to Texas, featuring a killer cast, heart-pumping pace, and well-plotted twists and turns -- Nina Simon
PARTY OF LIARS explodes from page one: a stunning debut, a riveting page-turner, a brilliant exploration of motherhood and female desire. Every character is rich and complex, and I was stunned by the jaw-dropping twist at the end -- Amanda Eyre Ward
Dizzying and dazzling, Cox's debut slices through the saccharin sweetness of poisonous secrets to reveal the spongy heart of blood-soaked truths... A party to die for -- Lindy Ryan
Kelsey Cox received her MFA in fiction from Purdue University and works from home in the Texas Hill Country. You can often find her writing at Mammen Family Public Library, chasing around her two young daughters, or watching British mysteries with her mom and aunts. On nights when bedtime goes as planned, she enjoys curling up on the sofa, glass of wine in hand, and a book with complicated characters and a killer twist in her lap.