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Mentioned in 6 episodes

The Party

Book • 1988

Christopher Pike

The Party by Christopher Pike is the first book in the Final Friends trilogy.

It focuses on a group of high school students who attend a party that ends in a tragic event.

The story builds up slowly, introducing various characters and their relationships, before culminating in a suspenseful climax.

The novel sets the stage for several mysteries, including the central death, which occurs near the end of the book.

Mentioned by

Deborah Treisman

Joanne O’Leary

Jacques Testard

Mentioned in 6 episodes

Mentioned by

George Walkley

, having read an advance copy, as spectacularly good and a follow-up to 'The Party'.

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Mentioned by

Eric Olander

as a good read to pair with Kevin Rudd's book on Xi Jinping.

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Mentioned by

Erik Prince

while discussing the inner workings of the CCP.

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Mentioned by

Jeffrey Ding

when recommending books on China.

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Mentioned by Parul as

Tessa Hadley

's latest book, a novella.

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Mentioned by

Elizabeth Day

as a previous book, a starting point for the characters in 'One of Us'.

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Mentioned by

Deborah Treisman

as one of the fiction books written by

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, came out in 2024.

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Mentioned by

Joanne O’Leary

as the author of the review of Mavis Gallant's stories and her own forthcoming selection.

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Mentioned by

Adam Levy

as a book he co-edited with

Jacques Testard

, translated by Daniel Levinbecker.

Mentioned by

Elizabeth Day

as her earlier novel featuring some of the same characters and setting that informed One of Us.

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