Publication Date: September 18, 2026
The holidays will be murder…
The table is set for a feast – wine glasses, fancy tableware, candles. Like every year, we have gathered at our father’s home on Liars Island for the holidays. It’s the only time we’re ever together as a family. As we eat and raise our glasses, we avoid each other’s eyes…
But this year someone new has been invited. Someone we haven’t seen for years. Someone who keeps asking questions about that terrible Christmas six years ago, when our mother died.
Does our Christmas guest know more than he’s saying? Why is he here, and will we be able to keep our secrets safe?
But as the storm rises, cutting us off from the mainland, we’re forced to ask what we should really be frightened of. The stranger in our home? Or each other…?
A brilliantly twisty thriller from the bestselling author of The Dinner Guest. Perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, Maria Frankland and A.K. Benedict.
For all intents and purposes, Marguerite Wentworth died trapped in the attic of the family home.
Six years later, her adult children face scrutiny from a man with a penchant for solving murders, albeit reluctantly. Author B P Walter serves up an intriguing mystery in The Christmas Guest.
Triplets Archie, Nicole and Cliff all have reasons for wanting their mother dead, and their powerful father wants answers. It’s not until the annual holiday trek to Liar’s Island that newcomer Noah Myers begins unraveling complex motives.
With a suspenseful dual timeline detailing the conflict-ridden moments leading up to her death, Noah is trapped on an island during a major storm with a possible killer.
The Christmas Guest delivers an unexpected twist where appearances are deceiving.
B.P. Walter was born and raised in Essex. After spending his childhood and teenage years reading compulsively, he worked in bookshops then went to the University of Southampton to study Film and English followed by an MA in Film & Cultural Management. He is an alumnus of the Faber Academy and previously worked as the Social Media Coordinator for Waterstones. His novels include the bestsellers The Dinner Guest and The Woman on the Pier, along with horror novel Scuttle (as Barnaby Walter) and Medlock (as S.G. Hartnell).
