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The Hunting Party - Lucy Foley

The Hunting Party: A Must Read for all Lovers of Crime Fiction and Thrillers, from the Author of Best Sellers like The Guest List by [Lucy Foley]

Description

EVERYONE’S INVITED.
EVERYONE’S A SUSPECT.
AND EVERYONE’S TALKING ABOUT IT.

‘Ripping, riveting’ A. J. Finn
‘Clever, twisty and sleek’ Daily Mail
‘Unputdownable’ John Boyne
‘Foley is superb’ The Times
‘Chilling’ Adele Parks
‘Terrific, riveting’ Dinah Jefferies

In a remote hunting lodge, deep in the Scottish wilderness, old friends gather for New Year.

The beautiful one
The golden couple
The volatile one
The new parents
The quiet one
The city boy
The outsider

The victim.

Not an accident – a murder among friends.



Review


It's taken me a while to get around to reading this book. I initially didn't buy it because of all the hype and some comparisons to Agatha Christie, which I couldn't believe it would be as good as her work. Well I was wrong! Move over Agatha Christie this is the best writing I have read that could really knock Agatha Christie off the Queen of crime throne.


The books has a set of characters that are as unlikeable as you are ever likely to meet, certainly all together at one time. From privileged backgrounds in the main, this is certainly similar to an AC novel. Why do you hate them all so much? Because of the wonderful writing and character development.


The book begins with the party of friends arriving in Scotland for the New Year. It also tells the back story of two of the employees of the estate they are to party at. Flipping between present (a shifting timeline) and before the murder we get to see the story unfold from different perspectives. 


It was a slow starter, but once the tension rose it was so hard to put down, in fact I didn't, I just kept reading and was so engrossed. 


I'm giving this book 5 out of 5 stars.  

Comments

  1. Angela M - Garden Tea Cakes and Me29 June 2020 at 09:51

    I too loved this book and read it over new year, just the time period of the story. Couldn't put it down either! I've also read her next book The Guest List it has a similar feel to it, with a few toxic characters.

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