The Last Party: The twisty thriller and instant Sunday Times bestseller (DC Morgan)

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Recommended for fans of police procedurals and British crime fiction. I can’t wait to see what Ffione (and hopefully, Leo) are up to next. The narrator of the audiobook did an excellent job. When I switched to audio from the print version, I particularly enjoyed hearing the pronunciation of Welsh words and names (which were completely different from the voice in my head!). Even the front of the cover said, “At midnight one of them is dead. By morning, all of them are suspects.”

The previous evening, on New Year's Eve, Rhys, along with the other owners at The Shores had thrown a lavish party, to which all were invited. It appears this body may have floated over from that side, but is he, or she the victim of foul play, or just a terrible accident? DC Ffion Morgan from the Welsh side will need to partner with DC Leo Brady, from the English side to sort out who ACTUALLY killed Rhys-as initially the jurisdiction is as murky as the lake.Ffion and Leo’s friendship deepens as they wade further into the tangled mass of motives, means, and opportunities for killing Rhys Lloyd. Turns out that virtually no one liked the man and for very good reason. But who among the revelers on the lake that night had hated him enough to kill? On New Year’s Eve, Rhys Lloyd, an opera singer, had a house full of celebrating guests at his vacation home in Mirror Lake. Most of the guest were there to party and have a good time, but not all had partying in mind. Rhys' body was found the next day! I loved everything about The Last Party. Taut, pacey and so atmospheric with brilliantly executed twists and wonderfully written characters. DC Ffion Morgan is my new favorite detective. An absolute triumph." ― Claire Douglas, author of The Couple at No. 9 But, it will be the last party, for local celebrity Rhys Lloyd, an opera singer who grew up on the Welsh side, but now lives on the English side, in the fancy new development called “The Shores” which he helped to develop along with his business partner, Jonty Charlton.

I loved everything about The Last Party. Taut, pacey and so atmospheric with brilliantly-executed twists and wonderfully-written characters. DC Ffion Morgan is my new favourite detective and I'm so excited to read more. An absolute triumph -- CLAIRE DOUGLAS To say that Fifi and Leo make an incompatible crime-solving team is…generous. The undercurrents alone create a tense environment. Fifi is a terrible liar, yet she refuses to be honest with Leo, quite literally hindering their investigation.The characters are superb, the plot is well-written and completely absorbing . . . I loved The Last Party and can only hope this is the start of DC Ffion Morgan's adventures -- DAMP PEBBLES Every character is interesting and all of the relationships are thoughtful and realitist. I truly never wanted this book to end and I look forward to book #2. If you like a good police procedural, a mystery with lots of human interest or just want to visit a charming town with secrets, The Last Party is for you!

She grew up in the tiny community, so the murder suspects are her neighbours, friends and family – and Ffion has her own secrets to protect. This is a drama/mystery set among a cluster of lodges built on the shore of a lake that divides Wales and England. The townspeople are not very happy to have these English with their wealth buy up some prime real estate on this lake they feel is their own.Summary of plot: on New Year’s Eve a very rich, popular singer Rhys Lloyd is found death, floating in the freezing water of the lake, found by townies who want to swim in the lake as a New Year tradition. Brilliant, so atmospheric….I fell in love with the courageous, complicated detective Ffion Morgan and I think readers will too." ― Ruth Ware, New York Times bestselling author of One by One

But Ffion is under a lot of extra pressure. Even she wants, she doesn’t walk away from the case. She’s keeping a big secret, protecting someone. But who and why? Will Leo find out about her secret agenda? Seren is really Ffion’s daughter. When Rhys was a visiting mentor when she was in high school, he raped her. Elen convinced Ffion to let her raise Seren. Elen didn’t know the paternity until the winter of Rhys death. The Last Party is a procedural mystery about the murder of a hateful man at a New Year's Eve Party. The suspect list is long ….and the number of secrets surrounding the murder is even longer. The mystery isn’t hard to solve, and the twists are intriguing but slightly obvious. Ffion and Leo’s characters and the setting add a layer of depth to this novel. This was a solid start to the series, and I look forward to seeing Ffion, and hopefully Leo, again in the next book.

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