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The Guests : They weren't invited, and now they have to pay Kindle Edition

by Stewart Giles (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 out of 5 stars 116 ratings
THE GUESTS
From bestselling author, Stewart Giles, comes a standalone psychological thriller that will have you turning page after page all the way to the end.
How far would you go to keep a dream alive?

Henry and Rebecca Green worked their whole lives dreaming about a house by the sea. They thought the move to the idyllic town of Frisk would be the perfect retirement. The sea views and clement weather were exactly what they'd been looking forward to their whole lives.

But Mr and Mrs Green soon realise life in paradise isn't as rosy as they thought. There are others who want what they have. They soon find out that all of the neighbouring houses are HomeFromHome weekend rentals and very soon the ideal retirement takes a turn for the worse when reality hits.

Against her husband's advice, Rebecca Green hatches a plan to get even. It's a plan so obscure and so out of the box, Henry doubts his wife's sanity at first.

And the detectives who are brought in to investigate the series of murders at various HomeFromHome rentals are equally baffled.

What readers are saying about THE GUESTS
Wow what a read. Make sure you’ve got some time as you definitely won’t want to put this book down once you start reading it. – Diane
A Machiavellian storyline will keep you riveted to every chapter until you reach an astounding conclusion you'll never see coming. – Eileen
I enjoyed this. Funny in parts and it leaves the detectives bamboozled as to what is going on. Nice short chapters and certainly kept me interested the whole way through. – Maureen
OMG! I couldn't put this down, it's so well written I wanted to find out more and more which kept the pages flying by. – Misfits Farm

BOOKS BY STEWART GILES


DS JASON SMITH SERIES
Book 0.5 - Phobia
Book 1 - Smith
Book 2 - Boomerang
Book 3 - Ladybird
Book 4 - Occam’s Razor
Book 5 - Harlequin
Book 6 - Selene
Book 7 - Horsemen
Book 8 - Unworthy
Book 9 – Venom
Book 10 – Severed
Book 11 – Demons
Book 12 - Deadeye
Book 13 - Motive
Book 14 – Australia
Book 16 – Wishbone
Book 17 – Ghosts
Book 18 – The Scarecrow
Book 19 – The Bluesman
Book 20 – The Librarian
Book 21 – The Viaduct
Book 22 – The Twin
Book 23 – The Dogwalker
Book 24 – The Flytrap
Book 25 – The Electrician
Book 26 – The Cellar
Book 27 – The Loner
Book 28 – The Painter
Book 29 – The Hitchhiker
Book 30 – The Creed

DI O’REILLY MYSTERIES
Book 1 - Blood on the Island
Book 2 - Lies on the Island
Book 3 - Fear on the Island
Book 4 - Malice on the Island
Book 5 – Revenge on the Island
Book 6 – Christmas on the Island
Book 7 – Silence on the Island
Book 8 – Secrets on the Island
Book 9 – Chaos on the Island
Book 10 - Sadness on the Island
Book 11 – Danger on the Island
Book 12 – Evil on the Island
Book 13 – Fire on the Island
Book 14 – Evil on the Island


DC HARRIET TAYLOR SERIES
Book 1-The Beekeeper
Book 2-The Perfect Murder
Book 3-The Backpacker
Trotterdown a box set of DC Harriet Taylor books 1-3

DS JASON SMITH &DC HARRIET TAYLOR SERIES
Book 1 - The Enigma
Book 2 – Dropzone
Book 3 – The Raven Girl
Trilogy: The DS Smith & Harriet Taylor box set

THE MIRANDA TRILOGY (psychological thrillers)
Miranda
Mistress
Medusa

STANDALONE NOVELS
Horror - The Divide
Thriller - The Ghostwriter
Thriller – The Guests
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09NB3WT6K
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ STILL Books
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 28, 2022
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.8 MB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 269 pages
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Stewart Giles

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After reading English at 3 Universities and graduating from none of them, I set off travelling around the world with my wife, Ann, finally settling in South Africa, where we still live.

In 2013 Ann dropped a rather large speaker on my head and I came up with the idea for a detective series. DS Jason Smith was born. Smith, the first in the series was finished a few months later.

3 years and 8 DS Smith books later, Joffe Books wondered if I would be interested in working with them. As a self-published author, I agreed. However, we decided on a new series – the DC Harriet Taylor Cornwall series.

The Beekeeper was published and soon hit the number one spot in Australia. The second in the series, The Perfect Murder did just as well.

I continued to self-publish the Smith series and Unworthy hit the shelves in 2018 with amazing results. I therefore made the decision to self-publish The Backpacker which is book 3 in the Detective Harriet Taylor series and was published in July 2018.

After The Backpacker I had an idea for a totally new start to a series – a collaboration between the Smith and Harriet thrillers and The Enigma was born. It brings together the brooding, enigmatic Jason Smith and the more level-headed Harriet Taylor. Dropzone followed shortly after and the third in the series, The Raven Girl finished things off.

Miranda is something totally different. What was to be a stand-alone psychological thriller, it is a real departure from anything else I’ve written before. The ending begged for a sequel and, Mistress was born. Medusa completes the Miranda trilogy.

There are now 25 DS Smith books available with many more planned for the future.

I wanted a break from the crime thriller genre so I came up with The Divide - a macabre horror tale of survival, but crime will always be my true love.

A new series featuring Irishman, DI Liam O'Reilly begins with Blood on the Island, and that was followed by ten more mysteries set on the island of Guernsey.

When I'm not writing I love sailing, guitars and jumping out of perfectly good planes. I'm lucky to have a huge lake on my doorstep as well as a world-class skydiving drop zone.

Books by Stewart Giles

DS JASON SMITH SERIES

Book 0.5 -Phobia

Book 1 -Smith

Book 2-Boomerang

Book 3-Ladybird

Book 4-Occam’s Razor

Book 5-Harlequin

Book 6-Selene

Book 7-Horsemen

Book 8-Unworthy

Book 9-Venom

Book 10-Severed

Book 11-Demons

Book 12-Deadeye

Book 13-Motive

Book 14-Australia

Book 15-Wishbone

Book 16-Ghosts

Book 17-The Scarecrow

Book 18-The Bluesman

Book 19-The Librarian

Book 20-The Viaduct

Book 21-The Twin

Book 22-The Dogwalker

Book 23-The Flytrap

Book 24-The Electrician

Book 25-The Cellar

DC HARRIET TAYLOR SERIES

Book 1-The Beekeeper

Book 2-The Perfect Murder

Book 3-The Backpacker

Trotterdown a box set of DC Harriet Taylor books 1-3

DS JASON SMITH &DC HARRIET TAYLOR SERIES

Book 1 -The Enigma

Book 2 – Dropzone

Book 3 - The Raven Girl

PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLERS

Miranda

Mistress

Medusa

Standalone Horror

The Divide

Standalone Psychological Thrillers

The Ghostwriter

The Guests

DI O'Reilly mysteries

Book 1 - Blood on the Island

Book 2 - Lies on the Island

Book 3 - Fear on the Island

Book 4 - Malice on the Island

Book 5 - Revenge on the Island

Book 6 - Christmas on the Island

Book 7 - Silence on the Island

Book 8 - Secrets on the Island

Book 9 - Chaos on the Island

Book 10 - Sadness on the Island

Book 11 - Danger on the Island

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    5.0 out of 5 stars EXCEPTIONAL SUSPENSEFUL MYSTERY
    Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2022
    THE GUESTS opens with all the hallmarks of not boding well for the future. It isn't long before a mysterious tragedy strikes in a small seaside village. Trepidation and high tension fill every page, sending them racing by. A Machiavellian storyline will keep you riveted to every chapter until you reach an astounding conclusion you'll never see coming.
    THE GUESTS IS A MUST READ!
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  • Christine Natalie Hall
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very Clever!
    Reviewed in Australia on June 3, 2023
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    I have read nearly all of Stewart Grimes books and have enjoyed them the immensely ! ‘Guests’ I found intriguing , night mare neighbours are intolerable . The ingenious way Henry and his wife Rebecca dealt with the situation was very clever! A really good read
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  • Jill
    4.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 9, 2022
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    Rebecca and Henry have retired and are looking forward to the opportunity to spend a relaxing retirement by the sea. When a dream cottage comes up for sale at a bargain price it appears the stars are aligned and their dream is about to come true. However, sometimes if something appears too good to be true then the chances are it is too good to be true and that is where Henry's thoughts take him. Rebecca, on the other hand is more optimistic and is certainly not going to look a gift horse in the mouth. So the house is listed for sale and a viewing of Sea View Cottage is arranged.

    However, Henry still has reservations and it soon becomes apparent that he was right to be wary. They have bought a dream that is situated right in the middle of a nightmare. A lot of the neighbouring houses are rented out and at weekends the street becomes a party zone complete with loud music and loads of alcohol.

    Then the guests start to fall in and some don't make it...

    This is something totally different to the usual by Stewart Giles but it does have the dark humour hidden among the pages that I have come to expect and look forward to.

    He characters are unique and are well fleshed out in a way you dont expect in a stand alone. The story is unique and different and create enough adrenaline pumping tension to keep the pages turning all the way to the end.

    A brilliant book, absolutely love it.
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