The Guest List: A Novel

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?

“"I loved this book. It gave me the same waves of happiness I get from curling up with a classic Christie."”

"An Agatha Christie-like thriller."

-- "Huffington Post"

"Wedding season means a thrilling web of mystery in The Guest List."

-- "Parade"

[Foley's] puzzle is solid, she plays fair with the reader, and overall her story is swift and entertaining."

-- "Seattle Times"

Lucy Foley studied English literature at Durham University and University College London. She then worked for several years as a fiction editor, during which time she wrote her first novel, The Book of Lost and Found. Lucy now writes full-time and is busy traveling (for research, naturally!), painting, and working on her next novel.Chloe Massey is an actress, audiobook narrator, and writer. She is best known for playing Rachel Fuller on the TV series Doctors.Jot Davies is an acclaimed actor, voice-over artist, and narrator. He has held roles in such plays as The Baby Diary and Our Share of Tomorrow, and his audiobook narrations include titles by Mo Hayder, Charles Cumming, and Andrew Kaufman.Coming soon...

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