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The Guest List

(2020)
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The No.1 Sunday Times bestseller

*Over 1 million copies sold worldwide*

*One of The Times and Sunday Times Crime Books of the Year*

*Goodreads Choice Awards winner for Crime & Mystery 2020*

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 . . .

Genre: Mystery

Praise for this book

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

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

"Great fun. Lucy Foley is really very clever." - Anthony Horowitz

"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 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

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

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

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

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


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