The Party to End All Parties

By Lucy Roth

A little party never killed anybody?

On a comedown from one of their infamous parties, the dysfunctional Morland siblings find a guest has been murdered… and hide the body in their wine cellar.

In this darkly funny locked-room thriller, each sibling has secrets which could stop them inheriting the estate.

But who will survive until the afterparty?

The dysfunctional Morland siblings are throwing another of their infamous parties at their ancestral home, and this time, it’s wilder than ever. But on the hungover morning after, when their housekeeper is trying to clear-out the drunken revelers from the historic halls, she finds that one of the guests has been murdered.

The siblings face a choice: call the police and claim their innocence, or hide the body in the wine cellar and ignore their problems. They choose badly.

Each sibling suspects the others of the murder, and an inspection looming which could secure or destroy their inheritance, tempers fray, old traumas re-surface, and new threats claw their way out of the shadows – and why is there knocking coming from the wine cellar?

This deliciously dark descent into privilege, paranoia, and the price of family loyalty is perfect for fans of Ruth Ware, Lucy Foley, and Lisa Jewell.

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About the Author

Author: Lucy Roth

Format: Paperback

Lucy Roth is the pseudonym for author Lucy Nichol – a writer with a love of flawed characters and tales from the darker side of life. She has a passion for mental health awareness, music and nostalgia. Her first work of fiction, a dark comedy called The Twenty Seven Club, explores music fandom, mental health and media sensationalism. Her second novel, Parklife (the sequel to The Twenty Seven Club), delves into addiction, recovery, friendship and hope, and is set against a backdrop of Northern life and 90s Brit Pop. Lucy’s third novel, a feminist comedy entitled No Worries If Not! was published in summer 2023 by Harper North.