Thank you @macmillan.audio for the ALC!
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A sweet sixteen party for Sophie ends up with a deadly twist.
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Set in the heart of the Texas Hill Country, Party of Liars brings all the glitz of a high-society bash and all the grit of a locked-room mystery.
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From the first chapter, I was hooked. The full cast narration was incredible and each character’s voice brought to life with chilling precision. The performance added so much depth and tension, making this a perfect audio thriller experience.
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The story unfolds in a newly-renovated cliffside mansion complete with ghost stories, grudges, and a killer view (pun intended). As secrets unravel and motives pile up, you’re left questioning everyone.
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Dani, Órlaith, Mikayla, Kim. Each of these women is hiding something. Each one with a reason to want someone gone. And when a body crashes the party, literally, the guessing game begins.
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If you’re into juicy secrets, strong female characters, and twisty thrillers with a locked room vibe, add this to your TBR ASAP.

Don’t pass up this fast-paced, locked room, debut thriller with plenty of drama, gaslighting, and jaw-dropping twists! This unputdownable page-turner has a multilayered plot with depth and complexity and well developed untrustworthy characters to keep you second guessing the whole story. It is told in multiple POVs and dual timelines of days leading up to the party and the hours afterwards. I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed this book. I devoured it plus it got me out of a massive reading slump! It caught my attention from the start and held it to the very end. I loved that it had short chapters that ended on cliffhangers and an ending I didn’t see coming!

The full cast of audiobook narrators created a top notch immersive experience. They did a phenomenal job delivering a flawless performance and giving all of these characters their own unique voice which helped keep it entertaining and interesting. Their pacing and tone were spot on and really helped bring the characters and story to life.

Thank you @stmartinspress, @minotaur_books, @macmillan.audio, and @netgalley for the #gifted ARC and ALC.. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Sophie Matthews is turning 16 and her father and stepmother Dani are throwing her an over the top party at their possibly haunted cliffside mansion they call home. The guest list includes some of San Antonio's most elite, as well as Sophies mother, Kim, and her friends and cheer squad. The party ends when someone falls to their death. but the rest of the story is told through alternating points of view from the day before the party through the deadly conclusion. This definitely read like a debut and I felt there was a lot of filler. I did a mixture of listening to the audiobook and reading the galley and felt that the audiobook flowed much smoother. Overall an enjoyable thriller with lots of predictable moments, but will be looking forward to Cox's next book!

I couldn't put this one down!
🥂 Multiple points of view
🥂 So many lies
🥂 Tension builds (what exactly happened at the end of this party?!)
🥂 Unreliable narrator
🥂 Family drama

There is so much underlying tension, bad blood, and secrets between these characters. This was a fun one to listen to - it worked great with multiple narrators.

I could not put this book down! This was told from 4 different points of view. Of course they all start out likable and slowly as the story unfolds you start to see cracks in each of their stories. I liked that there was a mystery of not only who pushes the person at the party, but who the person pushed was. The paranormal element was fun and I liked how it all tied into the whole story. Such a fun bingeable read and the ending wrapped up perfectly! I loved incorporating the audiobook into reading because of the different narrators for the POV. The voices fit well with the characters.

🎉𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗟𝗜𝗔𝗥𝗦🎉
𝔱𝔥𝔯𝔦𝔩𝔩𝔢𝔯
🗓️𝙿𝚞𝚋 𝚍𝚊𝚝𝚎: 𝙹𝚞𝚕𝚢 𝟷, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟻
🎧𝖠𝗎𝖽𝗂𝗈: 𝖯𝖾𝗋𝖿𝖾𝖼𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 👌
🤩𝕄𝕪 𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘: 𝟜.𝟝 𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕣𝕤! ★★★★✮

🤏𝚃𝚎𝚎𝚗𝚢 𝚝𝚒𝚍𝚋𝚒𝚝...a sweet sixteen birthday party at a renovated Texas mansion that takes a dark turn when a body falls from the balcony….

💘𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝙸 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚊𝚢.... Do you ever read a book in a specific format & could never imagine reading it any other way because it was THAT good in said format?? 🤔Welll, that is def the case for me with this audio! It was perfection 👌👏 You get a different narrator for the stepmom of birthday girl, the best friend, the ex wife/mom of birthday girl & the superstitious nanny. The point of views change from during the party to before & after & the plot was very thrilling & I gobbled it all up! 🎤🪩A fabulous debut for sure! Bravo 🤩 @kelseycoxwriter and thank you @macmillan.audio for my copy 😘

Party of Liars kept me guessing till the end. A good thriller for those that like dramatic flair. Recommended.

My Sweet Sixteen Birthday Party was NOTHING like this...

Sophie Matthews’s Sweet Sixteen Birthday Party is a black-tie affair hosted by her dad, Ethan, and her stepmom, Dani, in their beautiful cliffside mansion in the Texas Hill Country. It's gorgeous, lavishly renovated, and rumored to be haunted.

The party is wall to wall people inside, overflowing to the yard and the pool. Drinks pour, glasses never empty, the noise level escalates, and the atmosphere gets wilder. It feels like the whole town was invited, but before the cake is cut, someone will be dead...

"Party of Liars" is written in alternating perspectives of four women, each sheltering a secret, hidden desire, or grudge. Most of these characters aren't easy to like or even tolerate. They can be mean-spirited, vulgar, or something other than what they seem. This is fast and twisty fun; you think you know where it's going, and then you don't. Over and over again.

I received two gifted copies, one to read and one to listen to, making this a satisfying immersion experience. The audiobook has a multi-cast of five narrators, which helps the listener easily differentiate between the main characters. It's my preferred format for this story.

"Party of Liars" was quite the party. I don't read many thrillers as they feel too similar. This one felt unique, and the short chapters kept me reading long into the night. What an impressive debut!

4⭐

Thank you to St. Martin's Press/Minotaur Books, Macmillan Audio, and Kelsey Cox for the gifted DRC and ALC through NetGalley. This is my honest and voluntary review.

Most of Party of Liars takes place at one girl's big sweet 16 bash, which is also when her fancy house on the hill is opened to the neighbors and her dad’s guests - making it just as much about him, his new wife and their new baby girl as it is about the other daughter turning 16. Both the house and the party are extravagant, and there are so many secrets and lies in this family (and town) - and you know how secrets tend to come out and liars get caught when the booze is flowing freely…
This debut kept me on my toes while reading and listening (thanks to the publishers for both ARC and ALC copies through NetGalley in exchange for my opinions), and I was not at all expecting it to go how it did. I thought I had some ideas about what would happen but I was completely off, and I never would have predicted the ending. If you're looking for a mystery that will surprise you, check this one out. And if you've read it, let me know if you agree that it was unexpected!

I loved the book so much, I had to listen to it on audio!!!!

It’s glitz, it’s glam, it’s deadly.

Kelsey Cox’s Party of Liars is a slow-burn, high-stakes thriller that walks into the ballroom dripping in secrets and exits with a body count. Imagine a locked-room mystery wrapped in Texas heat, laced with scandal, layered in blood velvet cake — and you’ll still be unprepared.

Set in a once-haunted cliffside mansion in Texas Hill Country — now the site of Sophie Matthews' ultra-exclusive Sweet Sixteen — this story doesn’t ask if the party will turn deadly, it dares you to guess who pushed first.

Right before the birthday candles are blown out, a body falls from the balcony. And suddenly, every guest becomes a suspect. Every whisper hides a motive. And every woman in this house? Has a reason to want someone dead.

Locked room tension (think Agatha Christie style) with unreliable narrators galore.

I tore through this in one sitting, jaw clenched, annotating like I was trying to solve the case myself.

Buy the book, best advice I can give you.

A sweet sixteen party goes horribly wrong when a body falls from a balcony. I just finished listening to this one - the narration was strong and the plot was compelling.

I enjoyed "Party of Liars." This book will have you suspecting every single character, and I love those types of mysteries. I appreciated how everything came together in the end, and that final chapter had the perfect conclusion.

WOWWW! WOW! Double WOW! This book was NOT what I expected. AT ALL.

At first, I wasn’t sure I’d stick with it. I found myself a bit disinterested in the beginning, but once the real drama kicked in and the different characters started telling their sides of the story, I was completely hooked. The layers of mystery pulled me in fast, and I just had to know what happened next. I ended up binging the entire thing in less than 24 hours!

The ending? It had me gripping my seat, completely on edge. And then BAM! Holy cow bells! GASP!

The audio production was fantastic. The narrators were perfect for their roles, and having a full cast really brought the story to life. It made everything feel more real and immersive.

The tone throughout was dark, mysterious, and full of tension. If you enjoy audiobooks that keep you guessing and on the edge of your seat then this one absolutely delivers.

Highly recommend!

I love when I can’t put together the thriller puzzle pieces and this one got me!

Party of Liars takes place at a lavish sweet sixteen party, switching between past and present and multiple points of view. This one had me wondering how it would all come together until the bitter end! I really appreciated the full cast when listening! They all did a great job of bringing the characters to life.

Thank you to Minotaur Books and Macmillan Audio for the copies to review.

I always love a Texas setting, and enjoyed this via audio, although it did take a minute to keep the characters straight at first. Sophie is turning 16 and as such will have her sweet sixteen party, which is invite only and no expense has been spared. So of course, there will be a body, and it will fall dramatic style from the balcony onto the dance floor just before Sophie blows out her candles…

This was a fun one, told from multiple POVs and it was juicy as we got to the bottom of what went wrong leading up to the death and these folks have tons of drama. It was a quick and entertaining binge-able thriller, I definitely recommend it if you like these kinds of locked room thrillers that are full of drama and secrets.

This was wild and addictive! So many characters but they all blend together seamlessly. I loved the pacing and the side characters. Also Orla the nanny creeped me the eff out from the get go!

Happy Pub Day to 𝑷𝑨𝑹𝑻𝒀 𝑶𝑭 𝑳𝑰𝑨𝑹𝑺 𝒃𝒚 𝑲𝒆𝒍𝒔𝒆𝒚 𝑪𝒐𝒙 and Narrated by Dan Bittner; Kate Handford; Pearl Hewitt; Saskia Maarleveld; Suzy Jackson! Thank you @macmillan.audio & @minotaur_books @stmartinspress for access via @netgalley for this fun suspense!

First off, I love a cast narration, and this was a great cast for these characters! To have 5 voices made the transitions easy, and they really nailed the parts.

As this story began with a man, his 2nd wife with her baby, his ex wife and their 16 year old daughter & her best friend, and the current nanny, there were some interesting perspectives that I knew would play out in this suspense. I almost hate that I try to parse out the story based on the POV's, but I can't help it. And I was wrong here, but not completely, so I felt both validated and pleasantly surprised.

As I like to go in blind to such stories, I'll only say this story dealt with postpartum issues, gaslighting (or was it?), controlling relationships, a possible curse, curious connections, and all wrapped up in a Sweet 16 Birthday Party.

I liked that everyone seemed to have a sinister feeling and I couldn't quite determine who would be the big bad or what would inevitably come crashing down. There were many avenues this could take, and while I was not quite as shocked, I was satisfied and enjoyed the final chapters.

For a solid suspense and great listening experience, I would recommend this one!

I found this book to be an enjoyable read. The story kept me engaged from start to finish and had some moments that really stood out. Overall, it offered an entertaining reading experience.

A lavish Sweet Sixteen in the Texas Hill Country turns deadly in this gripping locked-room mystery. When a body falls from a balcony during Sophie Matthews’s black-tie birthday bash, secrets unravel fast—and everyone’s a suspect.

This debut is a fast-paced, twist-filled read that kept me engaged from start to finish. The whodunnit element is sharp and suspenseful, the characters' hidden motives kept me guessing and some of the reveals that genuinely surprised me. The audiobook was a standout—easy to follow and brought vividly to life by a talented cast of narrators who captured each character’s complexity and emotion.

Fast-paced, twisty, and atmospheric—this is a strong debut that delivers both suspense and style.

This book intrigued me and kept me wanting to know more and who did what and what happened. I felt like it had a big build up with lots of story lines and background to have a quick ending that sort of felt abrupt. I still really enjoy it though.