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“I loved this book. It gave me the same waves of happiness I get from curling up with a classic Christie…The alternating points of view keep you guessing, and guessing wrong.” — Alex Michaelides, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Patient
“Evok[es] the great Agatha … wrong.” — Alex Michaelides, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Patient
“Evok[es] the great Agatha Christie classics…Pay close attention to seemingly throwaway details about the characters’ pasts. They are all clues.” — New York Times Book Review
A wedding celebration turns dark and deadly in this deliciously wicked and atmospheric thriller reminiscent of Agatha Christie from the New York Times bestselling author of The Hunting Party.
The bride – The plus one – The best man – The wedding planner – The bridesmaid – The body
On an island off the coast of Ireland, guests gather to celebrate two people joining their lives together as one. The groom: handsome and charming, a rising television star. The bride: smart and ambitious, a magazine publisher. It’s a wedding for a magazine, or for a celebrity: the designer dress, the remote location, the luxe party favors, the boutique whiskey. The cell phone service may be spotty and the waves may be rough, but every detail has been expertly planned and will be expertly executed.
But perfection is for plans, and people are all too human. As the champagne is popped and the festivities begin, resentments and petty jealousies begin to mingle with the reminiscences and well wishes. The groomsmen begin the drinking game from their school days. The bridesmaid not-so-accidentally ruins her dress. The bride’s oldest (male) friend gives an uncomfortably caring toast.
And then someone turns up dead. Who didn’t wish the happy couple well? And perhaps more important, why?
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4.5 Stars
On an island off the windswept Irish coast, guests gather for the wedding of the year – the marriage of Jules Keegan and Will Slater. The guests travel from the mainland in a boat to Cormorant Island and a select few will be staying at the refurbished Folly, which is run by couple Aoife and Freddie, the wedding planner and the caterer who want everything to be perfect as this is their first wedding in their new venture & hope Julia will leave a good review in her magazine Thirteen guests. One body.
The wedding cake has barely been cut when one of the guests is found dead. And as a storm unleashes its fury on the island, everyone is trapped.
I really enjoyed The Hunting Party & was excited to be given an advanced copy to read. The story is told for the perspective of the guests & it was interesting to learn their histories & how they were connected to the bride & groom. Secrets abound, then a storm hits the island with power cuts, which all build to an engrossing murder mystery where everyone is a suspect. I loved it & found it very hard to put down.
My honest review is for a special copy I voluntarily read
The Guest List by Lucy Foley is an excellent “who-dunnit” murder/mystery.
Throw a bunch of complicated, flawed group of people with questionable motives, secrets, and ties on an isolated island for a wedding…toss in a murder…unravel the mysteries to find the culprit.
Very classic Agatha Christie.
Each chapter has an alternating character’s POV as well as alternating timelines to help add complexity to the mystery. I was definitely impressed with the interplay and interlacing of the characters and their histories.
An excellent mystery that kept me on my toes until the end. I recommend this book for anyone that enjoys the classic murder/mysteries.
4/5 stars