Publisher's Synopsis
In The Missing Guest, secrets are currency and betrayal lurks behind every ornate door of Blackwood Manor. When a mysterious guest vanishes during a meticulously orchestrated dinner party, the polished facades of the manor's inhabitants begin to crumble, exposing a tangled web of deception, hidden agendas, and decades-old resentments.
Told from multiple perspectives-including the enigmatic host Vincent Holloway, the determined journalist Ellie Finch, the relentless investigator Daniel Mercer, and others-this spellbinding mystery unravels layer by layer, drawing readers into a labyrinth of psychological intrigue. As each character is forced to confront the ghostly echoes of their past, they uncover unsettling truths: the missing guest was nothing more than a carefully fabricated illusion, a phantom designed to distract and manipulate, and a catalyst for an elaborate psychological trap.
The Missing Guest is a journey into the heart of darkness, where every revelation comes at a steep price and the cost of truth is measured in shattered trust and lost innocence. With unexpected twists that will keep you on the edge of your seat, this novel challenges you to question what is real-and what lies hidden beneath the surface of a seemingly perfect world.
Prepare to step into a world where nothing is as it seems, where every secret holds a clue, and where the quest for truth will force you to confront the deepest parts of the human soul.