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The Party in the Woods
  • Published: 14 February 2027
  • ISBN: 9781787637351
  • Imprint: Bantam
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 320
  • RRP: $45.00
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The Party in the Woods

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12 Jan 2027
Hardback
14 Feb 2027
EBook
7 Jan 2027
Audiobook
7 Jan 2027
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A gripping dual-timeline thriller set against the early 2000s rave scene: among a tight-knit group of friends, one of them has killed before - and will kill again...

When Sean Salinger vanished without trace after a rave in the Dublin mountains in 2001, his friends never wanted to talk about that night again.

Twenty-two years later, Annie Fagan is the only one still asking questions. And when a grisly discovery reframes Sean’s disappearance as murder, she’s pulled back into the circle she thought she’d left behind for good. Back to a world of strobing lights, pulse-pounding basslines and the alluring chaos of the dancefloor.

But digging up the past means exposing who her friends really are – and what they did to keep their secrets buried.

Because someone at that party knows what happened to Sean.

Someone who has killed before.
Someone who’ll kill again . . .
  • Published: 14 February 2027
  • ISBN: 9781787637351
  • Imprint: Bantam
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 320
  • RRP: $45.00
Categories:

About the author

Fiona McPhillips

Fiona McPhillips is an Irish journalist, author and screenwriter, and an editor at The Forge literary magazine. Fiona's debut novel, When We Were Silent, was shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards, runner-up for the Crime Writers' Association Debut Dagger and named as one of the Irish Times' crime books of the year. The Party in the Woods is her second novel.
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Praise for The Party in the Woods

Entertaining and suspenseful, The Party in the Woods is a gripping mystery that hooks you from the first page. The book alternates between past and present to weave together a riveting story of privilege, friendship, and the weight of guilt. Not to be missed!

Amy Tintera, New York Times Bestselling author of LISTEN FOR THE LIE

I absolutely adored Fiona's debut novel, so I knew this was going to be something special. The Party in the Woods is utterly addictive, with twists that made me gasp. This book is as sexy and atmospheric as the raves it portrays!

Hannah Brennan, author of NO SAFE PLACE

A dangerously addictive thriller, so hard to look away from I almost missed my train.

Anna Bailey, Sunday Times bestselling author of TALL BONES

The Party in Woods is a beguiling whodunnit with a side order of music and rave culture. I was gripped.

Jennie Godfrey, Sunday Times bestselling author of THE LIST OF SUSPICIOUS THINGS

This was such a gripping, atmospheric thriller with characters I was rooting for from the beginning. I loved the dual timeline, and I loved that there was a thread of romance running through the book too. Fiona has woven a masterful plot, where you struggle to trust anyone, and I changed my mind about who the killer was so many times . . . I loved everything about it, and Fiona has become a must-read author after two books that I have loved and been completely hooked by.

Cressida McLaughlin