Wow. What a book. I couldn't put it down! This is an enthralling, atmospheric and absolutely twist and turn filled book. The Italian Alps, a New York chef and Vivi who is celebrating her 40th birthday. Sounds absolutely perfect but when a body is found will secrets be revealed? This book is a book that will keep you on your toes throughout.

Just love teh setting, the characters and the storyline as they all work well, hand in hand, to make a story that will excite, enthral and keep you guessing. I love teh food aspect that plays well within the story. It is a book that keeps you turning the pages. I loved it.

Thank you NetGalley and HarperCollins Publishers Australia for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book.

It's a pretty standard set up for a thriller. A group of characters, all a little unlikable, all keeping secrets, thrown together on a holiday. We know from the opening chapter that one of them will end up dead. the Italian palazzo that is the setting for this novel is really well characterised, and is definitely the star of the book. The characters all have connections and secrets from each other, the gradual revelations keep up some level of tension. It did drag a bit in the second half and I was somewhat underwhelmed by the ending. Still, it was entertaining and I recommend it for fans of the genre.

It's Vivi's 40th birthday and she organises for her family and friends to celebrate in Turin, Italy. Lots of back stories with the histories and controversies of the mostly unlikeable guests coming to light throughout the book...along with the crime at the centre of the story.
Suspenseful story that was an enjoyable and addictive read.

This is a contemporary book, set in the Italian Alps. Marco, a former New York chef has restored the property of his Nonna, Palazzo Stellina, and opened his own private resort where he provides 5 star meals. For this story, Vivi, a wealthy makeup business entrepreneur, has invited her nearest and dearest to come to the Palazzo to help her celebrate her 40th birthday. Vivi has been widowed for several months and still grieves for her husband and business partner.
Guests include her sister Alice, with her twin daughters, friend and former business partner Pete and his husband, as well as Caroline an old university friend who now lives in Italy. All enter the week together with their fair share of secrets that they would rather not surface.
The book opens with the discovery of a body and then backtracks five days with the arrival of the guests at the Palazzo, so the mystery is more around whose body is found as the story unfolds. It was an intriguing story, but told in a magnificent setting with sumptuous foods in the mix (you will need snacks at hand for the reading).
Thank you Netgalley and Harper Collins Australia for the opportunity to read this digital ARC.

A book full of betrayals, blackmail, secrets and a murder, The Palazzo but Kayte Nunn was a slow paced thriller with a twisted ending.
In the story, the main character of Vivi Savidge invites her family and close friends to the Palazzo (shortly after the death of her husband Will) to get together to reminisce old times as well as for her upcoming 40th Birthday.
However, each person arrives with hidden secrets of their own and during the week of all of them staying at the Palazzo- truths are revealed culminating in one of them being a murderer.
This story kept me guessing until the very end and I enjoyed the dual timeliness of the days leading up to the murder along with the morning after the terrible event.
A gripping, tension building and immersive story with a clever twist that I never saw coming until the conclusion of the story.
A big thankyou to both Netgalley and Harper Collins AU for the opportunity to read this ARC book.

Blackmail, betrayals and murder…..
I admit I think of Kayte as a historical fiction writer with the most amazing dual timelines and research. However, with this and her last novel, she has also cemented herself as one of my favorite thriller writers too. Recently widowed Vivien decides to celebrate her 40th birthday in style and rents the luxurious Palazzo Stellina in Italy which comes complete with a gorgeous Michelin Starred chef and beautiful swimming pool. She then flies her close family and friends from around the globe to come and celebrate with her.

This locked room mystery hooks you in immediately, whilst the pace slows a bit as Nunn sets things up, she drops plenty of crumbs as to what’s going to happen to keep you engaged. I enjoyed the non-linear timeline and the newspaper articles between the chapters. It was an interesting group of characters with a lot of history. As a nod to her historical fiction background I did enjoy the backstory of Stella. I found it fun to guess not only whodunnit but also who was going to be the victim. A solid thriller.