The Dinner Club

Translated from the Dutch by by Paul Vincent

A group of upwardly mobile couples who meet occasionally for dinner and a few drinks—what could be more ordinary and suburban? Until the night Karen’s phone rings and one of her Dinner Club girlfriends gasps that Evert and Babette’s house is on fire.

Rushing to the scene with her husband and the three other couples, Karen learns that Evert has died in the flames. A tragic suicide, it seems, and a near-miracle that Babette and the children escaped.

In this grief-charged atmosphere, as the friends cling together for comfort, it soon becomes apparent that some are getting more comfort than others. And amid whispers of ruthless business dealings and illicit passion, Karen realises that the Dinner Club may be headed for a different kind of combustion.

Saskia Noort’s sexy, compelling psychological thriller was a publishing sensation in Europe, selling over 300,000 copies in the Netherlands alone. Now it’s set to take the English-speaking world by storm.

Praise for The Dinner Club:

'A smart, sexy psychological thriller.'

Herald Sun

'Are you a Nicci French fan? Then read The Dinner Club.'

Beau Monde

'A savage little story of middle-class mayhem...sharp, sexy and a riveting read.'

Telegraph

'An acute eye for human frailties.'

Adelaide Advertiser

'Noort conjures the ruthless psychology of the upwardly mobile...with subtlety and precision.'

Age

'The best in Euro-crime.'

Independent

'A tangled web of deceit, adultery and financial shenanigans.'

The Times