The Midnight Feast

Midsummer, the Dorset coast

In the shadows of an ancient wood, guests gather for the opening weekend of The Manor: a beautiful new countryside retreat.

But under the burning midsummer sun, darkness stirs. Old friends and enemies circulate among the guests. And the candles have barely been lit for a solstice supper when the body is found.

It all began with a secret, fifteen years ago. Now the past has crashed the party. And it’ll end in murder at…

THE MIDNIGHT FEAST

'The Midnight Feast is Foley's most unputdownable thriller yet. Delicious and darkly glamorous, and full of brilliant twists’ LISA JEWELL

'I devoured The Midnight Feast…It has everything you want from a Lucy Foley thriller: a glamorous location, an entertaining cast of characters brought to life with a terrific sense of humour, an undercurrent of witchy menace – and an unsolved murder' ALEX MICHAELIDES

‘An atmospheric, tantalizing thriller peopled with utterly recognizable characters, all of them hiding something about themselves and their connection to the eerie Manor hotel in Dorset’ NITA PROSE

'A sharp, stylish and stunning murder mystery. Darkly funny, with trademark twists and unforgettable characters, The Midnight Feast is Lucy Foley's best yet’ CHRIS WHITAKER

‘The Midnight Feast is a delicious, wicked pleasure. It brings together everything l love in Lucy Foley’s work: great satire, delectably awful characters, and a squeamishly satisfying sense of justice.’ ABIGAIL DEAN

‘I was turning the pages way past midnight and it was the most delicious feast of a read … I don’t think I’ll read a more entertaining book this year’ LIZ NUGENT

‘A luxury veneer hides the darkest secrets in this rollercoaster page-turner. It kept me guessing right to the end, with each reveal landing perfectly. A triumph, readers will devour it’ ANDREA MARA

‘The Midnight Feast is Foley at the height of her powers, delivering an irresistible mix of glamorous suspense and terrifying folklore that unspools at a hotel you’d die to check into (but may never check out of). It’s all here: delicious atmosphere, shocking twists, and an unforgettable cast of characters to keep you furiously turning the pages. Readers, rejoice! Foley’s latest is her best yet!’ KATY HAYS

Lucy Foley studied English Literature at Durham and UCL universities and worked for several years as a fiction editor in the publishing industry, before leaving to write full-time. Lucy's debut thriller, The Hunting Party, was an instant Sunday Times and Irish Times bestseller, and was inspired by a particularly remote spot in Scotland that fired her imagination. Lucy is also the author of three historical novels, which have been translated into sixteen languages. Her journalism has appeared in ES Magazine, Sunday Times Style, Grazia and more.

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