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The Afterparty

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Ruth Kelly is my go-to for destination thrillers - Andrea Mara Queen of the chilling thriller - Veronica Henry She was your best friend. She knew you better than anyone, but people drift apart. And now she's turned up out of the blue, inviting you to... Read More
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The Afterparty

From bestselling author Ruth Kelly, The Afterparty is a gripping thriller set during New Year's Eve in Amsterdam. Perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, Lucy Clarke and Sarah Pearse.

An electrifying missing-person thriller set in Amsterdam, from Ruth Kelly, author of The Villa and R&J Book Club selection The Escape.

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Ruth Kelly is my go-to for destination thrillers - Andrea Mara

Queen of the chilling thriller - Veronica Henry

She was your best friend.

She knew you better than anyone, but people drift apart. And now she's turned up out of the blue, inviting you to a glamorous New Year's Eve afterparty - to remind you of the fun you used to have.

But then she goes missing. And everyone suspects you are involved with her disappearance.

You ask yourself - she knows all your secrets, but do you know hers?

From bestselling author Ruth Kelly, The Afterparty is a spine-tingling thriller set in Amsterdam. Perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell and Sarah Pearse.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781035063963

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 20 November 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Pan Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 133.0mm

Height: 199.0mm

Weight: 262g

Pages: 384

About the Author

Ruth Kelly is a journalist who has ghosted a string of Sunday Times top ten bestsellers - with The Prison Doctor having sold over 250,000 copies and The Governor going straight to number one on the Amazon charts and number five on the Sunday Times bestseller list. Holiday destinations feature heavily in her thriller writing, with Ruth having spent most of her life travelling and exploring the world. Her family relocated to Papua New Guinea when she was seven years old and the travel bug hasn't let up since. The simmering threat of what lies beneath the surface - the dichotomy of how paradise can also be hell - fascinates Ruth. Making a destination a character in its own right - both a friend and an enemy, not someone to be trusted - is a thread explored throughout her writing.

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