The Villa: The Instant New York Times Bestseller (Paperback)
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The Villa: The Instant New York Times Bestseller (Paperback)

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Published: 06/07/2023
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Waterstones Says

Two sisters travel to a gorgeous Italian villa in order to reconnect, only to find its dark history draw secrets from their own past to the surface in this page-turning mystery brimming with gothic atmosphere.

As kids, Emily and Chess were inseparable, but their bond has been strained by the demands of their adult lives. So when Chess suggests a girls trip to Italy, Emily jumps at the chance to reconnect with her best friend.

Villa Aestas in Orvieto is breathtaking, but it has a dark past: in 1974 it was rented by a notorious rockstar, who was joined by up-and-coming musician Pierce Sheldon and his girlfriend, Mari. By the end of the holiday Pierce is dead, and Mari goes on to write one of the greatest horror novels of all time.

As Emily digs into the villa's history, she begins to think that Pierce's murder wasn't just a tale of sex, drugs, and rock & roll gone wrong, but something more sinister - and that there might be clues hidden in the now-iconic works that Mari left behind.

Yet the closer that Emily gets to the truth, the more tension she feels developing between her and Chess. As secrets from the past come to light, equally dangerous betrayals from the present also emerge - and it begins to look like the villa will claim another victim before the summer ends.

An enthralling tale of gothic suspense that will keep you reading late into the night, The Villa is perfect for fans of Ruth Ware and Lucy Foley, with the rock-and-roll glamour of Daisy Jones and the Six.

Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
ISBN: 9781035409570
Number of pages: 288
Weight: 200 g
Dimensions: 198 x 130 x 26 mm

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“A great read”

Thank you to Netgalley, St. Martin's Press, and Rachel Hawkins for this ARC. I offer my review freely.

Told from two points of view, each in it's own timeline, The Villa is a beautiful book. Although it... More

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“An author and her friend investigate an famous murder in Italy in the 1970's”

Emily and Chess were best friends in elementary school but have grown apart. Emily is an author of cozy mysteries and in the middle of an expensive divorce. Matt, Emily's husband, is claiming that he has rights... More

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“Simmering murder mystery”

The Villa by Rachel Hawkins
I give this book 4 stars
I loved the cover and setting for this book.
I was intrigued to read it after finding out the story has links to Mary Shelley and Lord Byron.lt is narrated with a... More

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