Fun whodunnit that follows in the footsteps of Agatha Christie

The third novel by bestselling thriller writer Shari Lapena, An Unwanted Guest takes a classic Agatha Christie premise, a group of strangers in a hotel with a murderer in their midst, and shifts the action from Devon to New York state

Shari Lapena’s new thriller is handled with bravado

Thriller: An Unwanted Guest, By Shari Lapena , Bantam Press, €16.45

The third novel by bestselling thriller writer Shari Lapena, An Unwanted Guest takes a classic Agatha Christie premise, a group of strangers in a hotel with a murderer in their midst, and shifts the action from Devon to New York state. It’s a tried and tested formula that toys with Cluedo-esque clichés, but when it’s handled with this level of bravado, it’s ...