Beautiful People

De: Amanda Jennings

Narrado por: Kristin Atherton

The captivating new thriller, perfect for fans of Saltburn…

'Perfect for fans of tales in which the rich and entitled get their comeuppance… deliciously twisty' Daily Mail

'Flawless, beautiful, moving, shocking and wildly compelling… I wish I could read it all over again' Lisa Jewell

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When Victoria escapes her broken home for university in London, she is determined to reinvent herself and make a fresh start. She falls in love with Nick, who welcomes her into his privileged circle of friends, opening her eyes to a world she only ever dreamt of.

Then life takes a darker turn.

Twenty-five years later, the circle is reunited alongside a host of glittering guests to celebrate the wedding of Hollywood darling Ingrid Olsson to ruthlessly well-connected Julian Draper. Victoria has spent years trying to forget Nick and put the horror of what happened behind her. Now she has to face the past she tried so hard to bury.

As the champagne flows and painful memories resurface, Victoria can’t shake the feeling that some people seem to get away with everything.

But maybe not this time.

Maybe this time, someone will pay the ultimate price.

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Praise for Beautiful People:

‘A masterpiece… as heart thumping as a thriller should be… but also emotional and intelligent with a sensitive understanding of human frailty’ My Weekly

'Saltburn meets quintessential crime thriller' i News

'I inhaled this tense and twisty page-turner… A dark, dazzling masterpiece' Claire Douglas

'Fans of Saltburn will devour this slow-burning exploration of obsession, identity and revenge, which is as glamorous as it is devastating' Crime Monthly

'Deliciously dark and decadent… The uber rich behaving badly at a fabulously over-the-top wedding, overshadowed by toxic secrets from the past' Tammy Cohen

'A well-put-together and gripping thriller' The Observer

'A captivating tale that exposes the dark underbelly of the elite' Isabelle Broom

‘A glamorous and haunting journey through identity, obsession and revenge’ Closer

'Compelling' Woman & Home

'Her best yet… Dark, unsettling, and at the same time completely recognisable angst about fitting in and finding yourself' Jane Casey

'Champagne, pain, secrets and drama. I was swept up by this dark and decadent tale of elitism, toxicity and survival' Anna Mazzola

‘Absolutely brilliant, so clever and propulsive’ Laura Marshall

'An addictive page-turner with lavish settings and some brilliantly awful characters' Catherine Cooper

'Devoured this immersive tale of privilege, class and #metoo' S E Lynes

'A richly gripping exploration of privilege and deceit – and what it really means to be on the outside looking in. A belter of a page-turner!' Isabel Ashdown

©2024 Amanda Jennings (P)2024 HarperCollins Publishers

Twisty

This book grabbed me from the beginning and didn’t let go until very end. I highly recommend this book if you enjoy dual time lines and twist that you weren’t expecting.

So disappointing...

I wasn't expecting literature, but The Guardian gave this a good mini-review in its Best Recent Crime and Thrillers Roundup column, and it sounded like another addition to the new and popular genre of horrible rich people getting their comeuppance, I find these stories quite satisfying now that oligarchy and plutocracy have replaced any semblance of western democracy. Instead it was another new and popular genre which seems to be a surefire moneymaker for potboiler writers. I won't mention that genre to avoid spoilers. The title is not ironic. Embarrassing.

Meh

The ending somewhat redeemed it, but it was mostly boring and cringe at times. I wasn’t a fan of the lead character so it was hard to get through. I also wanted to shake her sometimes for all the dumb things she kept doing.