The Guest

Sultry and engrossing, with a note of menace, it's a gorgeously smart affair whose deceptive lightness conceals strange depths and an arresting originality . . . take it to the beach and savour every page - Observer

Drawing the reader inexorably on to the heightened, rug-pulling denouement, this is beach reading at its finest - Daily Mail

Every sentence as sharp as a scalpel . . . tantalizing - Liska Jacobs, New York Times Book Review

At once chilling and eminently evocative of the rarefied world it portrays . . . a definite contender for Status Vacation Book of 2023 - Vogue

The ideal mix of hazy summer glamour and shimmering threat for compulsive beach reading... A gripping, almost ghastly book - Megan Nolan, author of ACTS OF DESPERATION, Observer, Summer Reads of 2023*

The Girls was exceptional; The Guest, with its exquisite pacing and deliciously muddled moral compass, is even better - Emily Watkins, Scotland on Sunday

Atmospheric and at times incandescent - Michelle Hart, Los Angeles Times

Cline's writing at its very best - hypnotically propulsive, viscerally disquieting, and moving in the most unpredictable ways - Doug Battersby, Financial Times

The tension never wavers . . . This is rich material for Cline, who trains a chilly eye on the preposterous affluence and exclusivity of that part of the world - Emma Brockes, Guardian

The Girls was exceptional; The Guest...is even better... Compulsively readable... The Guest is as refreshing as a dip in a cool pool on a hot day - i

As bracing as saltwater... Cline possesses unmistakable talent; her bursts of genuine originality and startling insight make that clear - Ann Manov, Daily Telegraph

A tale of the ultimate grifter. Doused in ambiguity and foreboding - Imy Brighty-Potts, Independent

A new tense summer adventure - Stylist

A searing portrayal of the precariat? Or a slick summer thriller? The answer is: both . . . you won't be able to look away - Laura Battle, Financial Times

This unsettling but gripping novel takes us deep into the mind of a woman living a shadowy half-life - Vanessa Berridge, Daily Mirror

Crucial reading for any young woman - Alex Peake-Tomkinson, Evening Standard

Undeniably compelling and atmospheric... a poolside-worthy page-turner - Sunday Express

A taut, tense novel... The Guest is a strong follow-up... Her [Cline's] prose is limpid and propulsive, sustaining an atmosphere of dread. - Economist

[An] arresting observational eye - Alex Clark, Financial Times

A thrilling dissection of survival and how far its protagonist will (or can) go to achieve it - Virginia Feito, author of MRS MARCH, Observer, Summer Reads of 2023*