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Not a predictable locked room story!
A little slow to build up but worth the wait. Very complicated story with complex connections all the way through. As with a lot of contemporary fiction ... READ MORE
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Fresh contemporary crime, classic Brookmyre
The Cliff House is a multi-POV whodunit isolated-group thriller (mpovwigt for short?). It immediately brought to mind both And Then There Were None, and th... READ MORE
Synopsis
One hen weekend, seven secrets... but only one worth killing for.
Jen's hen party is going to be out of control. She's rented a luxury getaway on its own private island. The helicopter won't be back for seventy-two hours. They are alone. They think.
As well as Jen, there's the pop diva and the estranged ex-bandmate, the tennis pro and the fashion guru, the embittered ex-sister-in-law and the mouthy future sister-in-law. It's a combustible cocktail, one that takes little time to ignite, and in the midst of the drunken chaos, one of them disappears. Then a message tells them that unless someone confesses her terrible secret to the others, their missing friend will be killed.
Problem is, everybody has a secret. And nobody wants to tell.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
- ISBN: 9781408712177
- Number of pages: 352
- Dimensions: 244 x 158 x 34 mm
- Weight: 589g
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
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Jen is getting married and is having her hen do on a private island away from the madness of work etc. They will be on the island for 3 nights and have ar... READ MORE
Excellent thriller
This is the first book by Chris Brookmyre that I’ve read and certainly will not be the last.
I do enjoy a storyline that involves being on a remote Island... READ MORE
Race against time mystery thriller
The Cliff House by Chris Brookmyre
I give this book 4.25 stars
This male author has done a fantastic job of writing from several different female perspe... READ MORE
TWISTS & TURNS
THE CLIFF HOUSE by Chris Brookmyre
Pub Date - 28 July 2022
Having only read one novel by Chris Brookmyre, I was intrigued by The Cliff House. For me, Br... READ MORE
Chris Brookmyre takes on the hen party with secrets trope
Thank you to the author, publishers Little, Brown and NetGalley UK for access to this as an advance reader’s ebook. This is an honest and voluntary review.... READ MORE
Splendid!
Chris Brookmyre's psychological thriller, The Cliff House, his latest and my first, is set on Clachan Geal, a small remote Scottish island. A group of wome... READ MORE
Slow burn, good read
It was going to be the luxury hen party for Jen, who is to be married for the second time, having lost her husband in strange circumstances many years ago.... READ MORE
Another great mystery from Chris Brookmyre
This is another excellent novel from Chris Brookmyre, who has explored a lot of different writing techniques and styles - and all with great success in my ... READ MORE
An assured thriller
Christopher Brookmyre is well known for his fun crime thrillers, although most recently I have read his historical medical thrillers under the pen name of ... READ MORE
Intriguing mysteries, excellent characterisation, great writing
I'm grateful to the publisher for an advance e-copy of The Cliff House via Netgalley.
One thing I really love to see in a novel is a writer taking a well-... READ MORE
Chris Brookmyre
I have been reading his books for years now and in my opnion, they never g=disappoint, and this one is no ezception. Great read all round.
Atmospheric and entertaining
3.5 rounded up
They say that confession is good for the soul, in this case it’s a restitution, a price for absolution but for what? It’s Jens hen weekend... READ MORE
Another Brookmyre cracker
Chris Brookmyre never disappoints. In this outing, the setting is slightly unusual for him; a girly hen weekend at an exclusive pad on the West Coast of S... READ MORE
A cracking thriller
I have never read this author before & I honestly don’t know why. What a cracker of a psychological thriller. I was a bit dubious of the blurb as ‘remote s... READ MORE
A standalone full of unreliable characters
4⭐️
This is a standalone contemporary suspense novel by a new author to me. An award winning author so I was excited to finally read one of his books.
T... READ MORE
Brookmyre back to his best
Brilliant! Chris Brookmyre back to his scintillating best. The Cliff House has all the Brookmyre hallmarks - a lonely retreat, a group of people trapped a... READ MORE
Will keep you wanting more
One hen weekend, seven secrets… but only one worth killing for
A triumphant release from Scotland’s favourite author, The Cliff House is Chris Brookmyre a... READ MORE
The Cliff House
I am a big fan of this author - both his series featuring the wonderful Jack Parlabane, and his stand alones such as this one. And the Ambrose Parry ones h... READ MORE
Enjoyable Mystery
When I started reading ‘The Cliff House’ I thought I’d read it before, then realised there
have been a number of books with broadly the same plot, the mos... READ MORE
A grounded, gripping page-turner that keeps the reader second guessing the truth
A classic set up of a group of women having a party on an isolated island when a murder starts a group meltdown. Chris Brookmyre handles the scenario deftl... READ MORE
Compelling page-turner
I loved this! I am a Chris Brookmyre fan generally anyway, but even by his standards this was a real page-turner. You're left guessing all the way throug... READ MORE
Totally recommend
Jen’s party weekend is on a remote private Scottish island in Clachan geal in a luxury house Jen is a successful business woman who has recently sold her b... READ MORE
The Cliff House by Chris Brookmyre
The Cliff House by Chris Brookmyre is a fascinating read about a hen party at a luxury retreat on a private island, the helicopter won’t be back for sevent... READ MORE
Plenty of twists and turns that kept me hooked!
A great psychological thriller, intuitively written!
It’s Jen’s hen weekend and it’s taking place on a remote Scottish island .
The seven women all have t... READ MORE
full of twists and turns
I really like Chris Brookmyre's writing and I'm also a fan of "locked room" type mysteries so this was a perfect blend! Full of his usual plot twists and ... READ MORE
Intriguing mysteries, excellent characterisation and great writing
One thing I really love to see in a novel is a writer taking a well-known situation, turning it inside out, and making it fresh again.
Which is just what... READ MORE
Fascinating
This was a fascinating thriller which throws together a really mix of characters on a hen weekend on a remote island. All have done things they regret in t... READ MORE
Highly recommend this 5* read.
Once again, Chris Brookmyre has given us another thoroughly enjoyable book. It's a thrilling and fast paced story set in a luxury retreat on the remote Sco... READ MORE
A dark locked room mystery
If it didn’t have Chris Brookmyre’s name on the cover I would never have guessed he had written it. It didn’t sound like his “voice” and was lacking his tr... READ MORE
A dark locked room mystery
If it didn’t have Chris Brookmyre’s name on the cover I would never have guessed he had written it. It didn’t sound like his “voice” and was lacking his tr... READ MORE
Constant tension builder
I enjoyed this book alot. There is alot of scene setting and character development in the first part of the book which some may find frustrating if they're... READ MORE
Convoluted Psychological Thriller
Six women travel to a remote Scottish island for a hen party. They are to be alone on the island for the weekend with the exception of the female host and ... READ MORE
Edge of your seat murder mystery!
Authentic Scottish murder mystery!
Took me a while to tune into the gaelic which didn't detract from a good storyline. A great summer read.
Jen is having a... READ MORE
Brilliant
An absolute cracker of a book that will keep you gripped until the end. I guessed one of the twists but there are so many that you will be breathless. Howe... READ MORE
A good read!
I read this book as an ARC and had some issues with reading the book- so I found it was a longer read compared to other books that size, and it had multipl... READ MORE
Scottish based psychological thriller
This novel starts with the journey to and arrival at the location for a hen party for Jen and 6 female acquaintances. They have rented a luxury house on ... READ MORE
A twisty Thriller - will any of them survive?
It’s Jen’s hen weekend and she has chosen to spend it with a group of her old friends from different stages of her life on a remote Scottish Island. Clach... READ MORE
An Exciting Read
It is Jen's hen party and she decides to treat her close friends to a special weekend in a fabulous mansion on a tiny Scottish Island .All is wonderful unt... READ MORE
Will keep you wanting more
One hen weekend, seven secrets… but only one worth killing for
A triumphant release from Scotland’s favourite author, The Cliff House is Chris Brookmyre a... READ MORE
Compelling read
The Cliff House slowly draws you in as you meet the cast of characters that are off for a hen party on a remote island in Scotland.
The mansion is luxur... READ MORE