This was a thrilling read full of secrets, lies and resentments that all come out when a child goes missing during a friends' glamping getaway. The book is narrated by multiple characters prior to the weekend and storm, and after the weekend; slowly building the clues and providing information and unfolding the story. The author does an excellent job of revealing details and building on each character's perspective keeping us focused and reading to see what comes next. The last third of the book I just had to keep reading into the night to see what was going to happen next.

Initially I was worried about the extensive list of characters but found that the author did an excellent job of distinguishing people and making them real so I had no trouble at all keeping everyone straight. It seems that lots of thrillers seem to be getting quite wild in their scenarios but this book felt more realistic and plausible.

Thank you to NetGalley and Simon and Schuster for an early copy in exchange for an honest review.

I went into reading this with low expectations but was totally blown away by it. I mean how many stories are out there about locked rooms and houses and hotels ... I thought this would be one more of the same only at a glamping resort. I was wrong. It is an edge of the seat tale that keeps you guessing all the way through. It takes place in two locations, the glamping resort and a hospital. There is a dead body, but whose? Who is unconscious in the hospital? Why are friends of 20+ years so friendly one moment and violent the next? A fast moving story with some twists and turns you don't see coming.
Thanks to #NetGalley and #Simon&SchusterCanada for the EARC and great read
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I really enjoyed this version of a locked room Mystery. A well crafted mystery with twists, turns and many secrets. The family dynamics with children hooked me and I became emotionally involved in the story and the outcome. I look forward to reading other novels by Hannah Richell.

The Search Party is my kind of story ! Very suspenseful, as the story builds. It took me a while to get into the story, and to remember who all the characters were, but once that was settled, I was on the edge of my seat. There was sure a lot going on; imagine having a group of friends such as these!

Loved the eerie & isolated setting and you can never beat a good storm !

I had no idea how it would turn out and really enjoyed the ending !

The Search Party is a fast-paced thriller full of twists, suspense, secrets, and drama. The story alternates between the weekend of the party, the hospital room, and the police investigation as well as alternating POVS between the characters. I enjoyed that aspect and how several of the kids POVs were added in. There were a lot of characters and at first, I had to keep flipping back to the legend at the front which was a nice and appreciated touch. There were some really unlikable characters in this book and the setting? Talk about eerie.

I just kind of felt the dramatic parts were lacking the excitement and it was a little bit predictable.

3.5 Stars

Thank you to Atria Books and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my review.

The Search Party by Hannah Richell

The Search Party is about a group of friends and their kids meeting for a weekend of glamping. By the end of the weekend, someone will be dead.

The book was fast-paced and a fast read. The fact that the point of view switched from to a different characters with each chapters kept the twists coming. Even if there are a lot of characters, they are well written and you find yourself having favorites.

I would recommend the book for anyone who loves a fast paced thriller that will keep you guessing the twists until the very end.

Four families reunite for a glamping trip, a storm is brewing in the sky and at the campsite as explosive secrets are revealed and later, one member of the group disappears.

I love a good locked-room mystery and this one was tense, atmospheric, and interesting. I was worried at first I wouldn't be able to keep track of all the names and their relationships but I found this book easy to follow. I stayed up late to finish this book because it

My main critique is that the mystery is rather predictable but I found the book engaging enough that it didn't turn me off from the book

Thank you for the ARC!

The Search Party was an absolute trip of a read! The entire plot of this story had you guessing right until the end. I loved the location it was set (I always adore a hard to get to, no cell service, creepy spot), and the characters were very well developed without the information being overwhelming. There were numerous twists and turns, with an epic writing delivery of past to present.

This is a total must read for thriller lovers.

Thank you net galley for giving me this opportunity to read the book 'The Search Party'.
The story takes place in Cornwall, England on a long weekend.
Three university friends and their families go to Cornwall to visit another friend and their family.
Max and Annie are planning on opening up a glamping site in Cornwall.
During the weekend there is a violent storm. Words are said and actions taken and everyone is on edge.
The story was so twisty it kept me engrossed.
Readers who like thrillers/suspense will enjoy this book.
All opinions are my own.

I read this book in 24 hours if that is any indication on how I felt about it. This novel took a pretty overused trope of thrillers, old friends have a reunion/meeting in wild terrain, but Richell managed to flip it on its head.

She focuses on the adults and the children in equal measure which I think really added to the story. I guessed the twist about halfway through the book but I still wanted to read to the end! I recommend this one if you are looking for a fun, spooky, bingable read.

Thank you to the publishers and netgalley for the arc.

The SearchParty by Hannah Richell

In this atmospheric thriller, a group of friends from college get together in the gorgeous Cornwall wilds for a glamping reunion.

It’s a family friendly weekend get together, or so they all think. But soon, relations amping the friendships stain, kids misbehave, and bad weather looms on the horizon.

This is a great, fast, thriller told from multiple POV.

I love the character unveiling which really pushed the plot-line and helped to solve the mystery. Even the children were well developed interesting characters.

I couldn’t put this down after getting about 1/2 way through. But I have to say I nearly didn’t pick it up seeing the list of characters at the front of the book. For me these are very off-putting and in this case not needed.

IG review to come soon

Work has been incredibly hectic, leaving me with little time for reading. However, during a recent work trip, I finally got a few precious hours to dive into this locked room mystery. I can’t imagine travelling without a book in hand. 🙌

The Search Party, scheduled for release in January 2024, is an atmospheric book set during a reunion retreat in Cornwall, England. A group of old friends meet for a weekend of catching up, unaware that this innocent reunion will take a dark and sinister turn. With long-buried secrets, rising tensions, and a cloud of mistrust, their lives will be altered forever.😳

I’m a fan of atmospheric, closed-room mysteries and this book delivers in those areas albeit with a cast of characters that is hard to keep straight. While I found it easy to pause mid-way, I had to see how it all unraveled at the end. If you like a cozy mystery, this may be for you. ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

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I received a copy of this novel from the publisher via NetGalley.

This is one of those novels where a group of old friends are cut off from the rest of the world by a weather event, but it is told in two time lines, so you know right from the first page that 'something bad happened'. This one was so similar to all the others in this genre that I was dogged throughout by the belief that I might have read it before, although that seems unlikely. There were lots of characters to keep on top of - at least two more children than there needed to be - and it was mainly very dull.

I loved this book. It is told from many different perspectives and the author moves through the different voices effortlessly.
It is a true page turner with many surprises and revelations.
It looks at long standing friendship and how they can help and hurt us. The demons that everyone carries and how they affect is and the people around us.
A very satisfying read.

Thank you Netgalley and to the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Interesting and suspenseful read from Hannah Richell. I can find the many different POV over the top and confusing, where I need to flip back and forth to get the story straight, but it really works here. Especially liked the Kip and Scarlets POV.
Really like the real life issues sprinkled in through characters back stories

Kept me up late wanting up know how it ends
4/5⭐️

The Search Party is an atmospheric locked room mystery that takes place in the Highlands of Cornwall. When I realized that there would be many children brought along on this glamping trip, I was curious to see what the dynamic would be between the groups of adults and kids.
 
The book shifts through multiple POV’s as well as time frames, taking you back and forth to before the incident, and the aftermath that occurs in the hospital later on. 

As the glamping trip revs up, tensions rise because of an event that occurs between two of the children. Volatile personalities between the parents come out, and the first glimpse of a potential mystery are revealed.
 
The knowledge of the impending storm, and the descriptions of the crashing waves along the steep cliffs of the highlands were written so beautifully. It built the intense atmosphere of how much danger the characters were in and how terrible their fate could be as the storm raged on.

What I loved about this story was that despite my best efforts to predict where the story was going, there were so many surprises along the way that I did not see coming. By the time I reached the 50% mark, I could not put the book down and had to know what was going to happen. I was totally hooked. Anyone looking for a good mystery with great characters and a wild setting will enjoy this immensely.
 
*Thank you NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book for my honest review.*

The Search Party is another long time friends’ reunion/get together gone wrong care of a natural disaster with a missing kid as the focal point. What’s different in this locked room mystery is that, nobody dies one by one and not everyone is a suspect. The blame is directed towards another kid who is “different” and therefore the most responsible in causing the other kid to be missing. It is unfair to judge him like that and the author does a great job teasing out the important points relating to this issue in this novel. I love the atmospheric setting, the plot itself and the secrets and dramas between the friends. The plot twist was just ok for me as I kinda guess it already, but all in all, it was still quite an enjoyable read for me. It’s my first book from Hannah Richell and it definitely won’t be my last.

The Search Party by Hannah Richell is an atmospheric thriller about a glamping trip that goes horribly wrong.

Full of twists and turns, this novel will have your guessing until the very end. It was a great read...watch out for it in 2024.

I really liked this book. I started ( and finished it ) today! It kept me engaged at all times and there were even a few wrenches thrown in to keep the reader guessing.

Unfortunately this was in a format that could not be opened on my Kindle so I'm unable to access it, and therefore, unable to provide feedback.

Thanks anyway for the opportunity.