The Guest List
Published on 20. February 2020
Book
Hardback
384 pages
978-0-00-829716-9 (ISBN)
Description
*Shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards Crime Fiction Book of the Year*
* The June 2020 Reese's Book Club pick*
*The Times Best Crime Fiction of the Year pick*
*Longlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger Award*
A gripping, twisty murder mystery thriller from the No.1 bestselling author of The Hunting Party.
'Lucy Foley is really very clever' Anthony Horowitz
'Thrilling' The Times
'A classic whodunnit' Kate Mosse
'Sharp and atmospheric and addictive' Louise Candlish
'A furiously twisty thriller' Clare Mackintosh
On an island off the windswept Irish coast, guests gather for the wedding of the year - the marriage of Jules Keegan and Will Slater.
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.
One guest won't leave this wedding alive . . .
* The June 2020 Reese's Book Club pick*
*The Times Best Crime Fiction of the Year pick*
*Longlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger Award*
A gripping, twisty murder mystery thriller from the No.1 bestselling author of The Hunting Party.
'Lucy Foley is really very clever' Anthony Horowitz
'Thrilling' The Times
'A classic whodunnit' Kate Mosse
'Sharp and atmospheric and addictive' Louise Candlish
'A furiously twisty thriller' Clare Mackintosh
On an island off the windswept Irish coast, guests gather for the wedding of the year - the marriage of Jules Keegan and Will Slater.
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.
One guest won't leave this wedding alive . . .
Reviews / Votes
'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
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 159 mm
Thickness: 33 mm
Weight
600 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-829716-9 (9780008297169)
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Lucy Foley is the No.1 Sunday Times and Irish Times bestselling author of The Hunting Party and three other novels. A trip to Connemara, from where half of Lucy's family hail, on the west coast of Ireland sparked the idea for her latest book. Struck by the wild, rugged beauty of the islands off its shores - the perfect setting for a wedding, yet dangerously cut-off - Lucy began to plot a new murder mystery. An island with no escape, old friends and family reuniting, emotions running high. What could possibly go wrong? And so The Guest List came to life.
Previously a fiction editor in the publishing industry, Lucy now writes full time. Her novels have been translated into nineteen languages and her journalism has appeared in publications such as Sunday Times Style, Grazia, ES Magazine, Vogue US, Elle, Tatler and Marie Claire.
Previously a fiction editor in the publishing industry, Lucy now writes full time. Her novels have been translated into nineteen languages and her journalism has appeared in publications such as Sunday Times Style, Grazia, ES Magazine, Vogue US, Elle, Tatler and Marie Claire.