"A masterful murder mystery set on a remote island with a celebrity wedding taking centre stage… this has star quality stamped all over it."
A masterful murder mystery, this folks, is how it is done! A celebrity wedding is taking place on a remote island off the coast of Ireland, but before the celebration finishes, a murder and a storm hit with full force. I’ve adored all of Lucy Foley’s novels, from historical to crime, she is one of my must-read authors. She has used the same fabulous format as in the bestselling The Hunting Party but this still feels fresh, original and very much its own wonderfully distinct creation. I slipped into the storyline, got to know all of the characters, and started to sleuth my way through the secrets and intrigue. And oh what intrigue! The immediate lead up to the reveal made my inner investigator rub gleeful hands. The reveal itself, well, I just want to stand up and applaud Lucy Foley! Addictive and immensely satisfying The Guest List has star quality stamped all over it.
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Atmospheric take on Agatha Christie and a cast of wedding guests whose secrets unravel over the course of a murderous marriage!
Atmospheric take on Agatha Christie and a cast of wedding guests whose secrets unravel over the course of a murderous marriage!
Lucy Foley sticks with the tried and tested formula of The Hunting Party and arguably perfects it with a palpably more ominous atmosphere and a bleak setting on an island with a blighted past for the marriage of online lifestyle magazine editor, Julia (Jules) Keegan, and the star of a TV survival show, Will Slater. Whilst they might not have been together long, ambitious Jules’ recognises that together they will make a golden couple - successful, talented and blessed with good looks. But when a typed note is delivered warning that her husband to be is a cheat and a liar her own private reservations that the marriage is a mistake multiply.... Read Full Review
A great successor to The Hunting Party - another captivating thriller by Lucy Foley
The setting of this book is a remote island in the Irish Sea where the wedding of Jules and Will is just about to take place. The guests arrive and it is not long before one of the wedding party is dead.
A classical whodunnit in the style of Agatha Christie with a real sense of foreboding and despair beautifully underlined by the stark surroundings, as well as twists and turns at every corner.... Read Full Review
All in all, a first-class thriller of the most traditional kind, it keeps you guessing from the first page and doesn’t end until the very last one. Well done Lucy Foley on another fabulous novel!
After the success of The Hunting Party, Lucy Foley has once again written an entertaining novel along the similar previous winning lines. In keeping with a good old traditional, Agatha Christie-esque murder mystery, she ensures readers are kept enthralled with a truly atmospheric and character-driven thriller. The Guest List is Lucy’s latest book and is a cracking mystery that is a modern take on an old fashioned plot.
“A wedding celebration turns dark and deadly when someone turns up dead. Who didn’t wish the couple well and more importantly why?”
The story is told from the viewpoints of the bride, the best man, the bridesmaid, the plus one, the wedding planner and ‘the body’.... Read Full Review
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