The Guest List

ISBN-13: 9780008297190 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020

Lucy Foley

Opis

On an island off the windswept Irish coast, guests gather for the wedding of the year the marriage of Jules and Will. Old friends past grudges. Happy families hidden jealousies. 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. All have a secret. All have a motive.

Recenzje

'Both a classic whodunnit and a very contemporary psychological thriller that left me guessing right to the end - a wonderful read' Kate Mosse

'Great fun. Lucy Foley is really very clever' Anthony Horowitz

'A very modern Agatha Christie for the new roaring 20s . . . secrets and lies at every turn' Sarah Pinborough

'Evoking the great Agatha Christie classics "And Then There Were None" and "Murder on the Orient Express," . . . Foley builds her suspense slowly and creepily' New York Times

'Terrific' Stylist

'Whip smart page-turner with skilful characterisation . . . a compelling read' Jane Shemilt

'Foley's second take on the "closed room" murder mystery confirms her status as this generation's Agatha Christie' Sunday Express

'Sharp and atmospheric and addictive - I tore through it!' Louise Candlish

'Thoroughly addictive' Sarah Hughes, I paper

'I didn't think Lucy Foley could top The Hunting Party, but she did! I loved this book. It gave me the same waves of happiness l get from curling up with a classic Christie' Alex Michaelides

'Nail-biting . . . A fabulous closed room thriller. Lucy Foley is the Agatha Christie for our times' Kate Hamer

'It grabs you from the off and keeps you guessing until the very end. A genuine treat of a read' Heat

'This is a stunningly brilliant book: writing to die for, compelling characters, and a plot driven by a deep-seated sense of unease. I savoured every secret, every twist and turn' Dinah Jefferies

I loved The Guest List and gobbled it up in a few sittings . . . A cracking story brilliantly told' Ryan Tubridy

'Compelling, entertaining and highly enjoyable, Lucy knocks this one out of the park' Liz Nugent

O autorze

Lucy Foley studied English Literature at Durham and UCL universities. She then worked for several years as a fiction editor in the publishing industry - during which time she also wrote her debut, The Book of Lost and Found. Lucy now writes full-time, and is busy travelling (for research, naturally!) and working on her next novel.

Visit her Facebook page at www.facebook.com/LucyFoleyAuthor and follow her on Twitter @lucyfoleytweets