Sharp, shocking, twisting and twisted. The Stranger at the Wedding is darkly thrilling, clever and unsettling -- Chris Whitaker, Sunday Times bestselling author of We Begin at the End, winner of the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2021
Annie and Mark's past is skilfully revealed and concealed during the course of an original plot which leads to an unpredictable denouement... and a good read * Daily Mail *
The Stranger at the Wedding is a cunning, twisted mystery that will keep you second guessing who you can trust until the very last page -- Sara Ochs, author of The Dive
Gripping * Crime Monthly *
A terrific slow burn of a thriller with beautifully-constructed twists. I thoroughly enjoyed The Stranger at the Wedding -- Sarah Pekkanen, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Wife Between Us and The Golden Couple
Superbly twisty and thoroughly addictive -- Alice Clark-Platts
An elegant, chilling thriller that kept me guessing I was gripped by this clever study of love, obsession and the myths we tell ourselves about a happy ever after -- Phoebe Locke
Beautifully insidious, The Stranger at the Wedding is a perfectly unsettling debut, bringing the sense that all is about to go to smash coupled with a story so compelling youll lose sleep desperate to know what happens next. Gauntletts elegant writing weaves seamlessly between past and present, intertwining joy and fear until dread takes over completely. And that dread oozes from the pages This is the book everyone will be talking about this year. Outstanding -- J.T. Ellison, New York Times bestselling author of Its One of Us
Nothing about The Stranger at the Wedding is as it seems especially how the happy couple came to be. Surprises lurk throughout this thrilling blend of myth, suspense, and delightfully disturbing twists -- Chris Cander, author of The Weight of a Piano
Beautifully written and completely gripping ... a propulsive, consuming mystery -- Amy Jordan
The Stranger at the Wedding is an eerie and intelligent meditation on how our pasts shape us, subverting readers' expectations the moment you believe you've guessed the plot. A. E. Gauntlett has produced an expertly written tale whose characters possess rich and recondite interiorities and intentions, about which you'll be guessing until the last page -- Flora Collins, author of Nanny Dearest
A modern-day Talented Mr Ripley, a tale of obsession and deception, you wont be able to put it down -- Abigail Bergstrom, author of What a Shame
Theres more than one stranger at the wedding in A. E. Gauntlett's dark and clever debut. A keep-you-guessing thriller that slyly examines the leaps of faith required by saying I do", The Stranger at the Wedding will keep its readers flipping pages right up to its shocking conclusion -- L. Alison Heller, author of The Neighbors Secret