Addictive, compulsive, entertaining, this is brilliantly dark and messy thriller for everyone who has deleted Bumble, given up on love and raced through HOW TO KILL YOUR FAMILY and LISTEN FOR THE LIE.

'Sharp, shocking, twisting and twisted' Chris Whitaker, bestselling author of All the Colours of the Dark
'Will have you compulsively reading' HEAT
'A dark, unpredictable read' BELLA
'Original . . . unpredictable' DAILY MAIL
'Gauntlett is a master of misdirection' NEW YORK TIMES

Annie never believed in true love. Not until she met Mark.

It's a whirlwind romance and Annie has never felt surer about anything in her life. Even if she isn't the first woman Mark has fallen head over heels in love with.

But as she stands at the altar, casting her eyes over the rows of well-wishers, she spots an unknown face in the crowd.

Who is the stranger at the wedding? What really happened to Mark's first wife?

And was Annie and Mark's initial meet cute as random as it first appeared, or was there something more at work?

The stranger at the wedding: whose side are you on?

Readers can't stop talking about The Stranger at the Wedding:

'Fantastic' *****
'Messed up' *****
Exhilarating and fabulous' *****
'Addictive ... fantastic' *****

Addictive, compulsive, exhilarating. in A. E. Gauntlett's unputdownable thriller, Annie and Mark are about to find out they're not getting their happily ever after any time soon

About the Author
A. E. Gauntlett completed an MA in English Literature at King's College, London in 2010, before joining the publishing industry as a literary agent. The Stranger at the Wedding is his debut thriller, written in secret while agenting the work of numerous bestselling authors of his own.

Reviews
Accomplished ... a masterpiece of misdirection ... the final revelation ... a stunner * Sunday Times *
Sharp, shocking 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
A terrific slow burn of a thriller with beautifully constructed twists -- Sarah Pekkanen, No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of The Wife Between Us and The Golden Couple
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
Superbly twisty and thoroughly addictive -- Alice Clark-Platts
A modern-day Talented Mr Ripley, a tale of obsession and deception, you won't be able to put it down -- Abigail Bergstrom, author of What A Shame
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 written and completely gripping ... a propulsive, consuming mystery -- Amy Jordan
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
The Stranger at the Wedding is an eerie and intelligent meditation on how 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



Book Information
ISBN 9781526659774
Author A. E. Gauntlett
Format Paperback
Page Count 288
Imprint Raven Books
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC