The Perfect Guests
The Perfect Guests by Emma Rous
304 Pages
Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
Release Date: January 12, 2021
Fiction, Mystery & Thriller
The book begins in July 1988 when Beth arrives at Raven Hall to be a companion to 14-year-old Nina. The story timeline then jumps to Sadie January 2019. Sadie is an in and out of work actress who has just lost another temporary job. She receives a telephone call from her agent letting her know that she has been offered a weekend role for an advertisement for a mystery game. She is to play a young woman looking for work in Raven Hall. The money will pay her rent for two months and she even received a suitcase with elegant clothes.
This book reminded me of the game Clue. Everyone has a made-up sounding name and a mystery must be solved. I was completely taken in by this book. The story flowed very well and kept me hooked from the beginning. It was written two perspectives: Beth and Sadie. In Beth’s chapters, the story is written in first person point of view and the third person for Sadie’s chapters. The characters are mysterious since they are playing roles and we do not really know who they really are or why they are attending this event. I highly recommend this book to anyone that likes a good mystery and a surprising ending.
