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The Guest List

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Publisher Description

A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK

“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 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?

GENRE
Mysteries & Thrillers
NARRATOR
JD
Jot Davies
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
10:22
hr min
RELEASED
2020
June 2
PUBLISHER
HarperAudio
SIZE
508.8
MB

Customer Reviews

Jaclyn725 ,

Good Read

I wholly enjoyed the book, a fantastic old school suspense mystery. A quick read with a nice slow build and reveal. Every character feels relatable despite not living out their experiences myself. Lucy Foley made me wish to be back in Ireland, no matter how dreary and at times foreboding she drew that island to be.. A perfect read over tea, a long weekend or needed escape while social distancing.

Bbbryn ,

Loved it!

Seeds were planted throughout but I didn’t guess the ending. I had my jaw drop at a few revelations. Very good!!!

looragloob ,

Very mid all around

The book is pretty slow, in my opinion, and the plot tries to make up for it with some plot twists at the end. But the plot twists are so outlandish (I won’t spoil it), that it’s distracting. The themes themselves aren’t unbelievable, and I’m willing to suspend disbelief but it felt very mystery-soap-opera-y.

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