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The Hunting Party

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During a New Year's break, a group of Oxford friends reunite at a remote Scottish Highland estate, reviving a ten-year-old tradition. What begins as a joyful retreat quickly unravels as old resentments surface amid a historic blizzard. Cut off from the outside world, the celebration turns deadly when one guest is found murdered. With everyone present a suspect, the tension escalates in this gripping whodunit.
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Fans of classic and modern crime thrillers, readers who enjoy atmospheric settings and intricate mysteries, and those who appreciate character-driven suspense will find this novel compelling.

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#1 NYT Bestselling Author

"My favourite kind of whodunit, kept me guessing all the way through, and reminiscent of Agatha Christie at her best -- with an extra dose of acid." -- Alex Michaelides, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Silent Patient

From the author of the Reese Witherspoon book club pick The Guest List

Everyone's invited...everyone's a suspect...

During the languid days of the Christmas break, a group of thirtysomething friends from Oxford meet to welcome in the New Year together, a tradition they began as students ten years ago. For this vacation, they've chosen an idyllic and isolated estate in the Scottish Highlands--the perfect place to get away and unwind by themselves.

The trip begins innocently enough: admiring the stunning if foreboding scenery, champagne in front of a crackling fire, and reminiscences about the past. But after a decade, the weight of secret resentments has grown too heavy for the group's tenuous nostalgia to bear. Amid the boisterous revelry of New Year's Eve, the cord holding them together snaps, just as a historic blizzard seals the lodge off from the outside world.

Two days later, on New Year's Day, one of them is dead... and another of them did it.

Keep your friends close, the old adage says. But how close is too close?

DON'T BE LEFT OUT. JOIN THE PARTY NOW.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780062887535

Publisher: Newbury House Publishers,U.S.

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 12 February 2019

Country: United States

Imprint: Newbury House Publishers,U.S.

Edition: Large type / large print edition

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 33.0mm

Width: 155.0mm

Height: 231.0mm

Weight: 635g

Pages: 480

About the Author

Lucy Foley is a No.1 Sunday Times, Irish Times and New York Times bestselling author. More than 10 million copies of her books are in print worldwide, and several are currently being adapted for the screen. She is a Waterstones Thriller of the Month author, a three-time nominee at the British Book Awards, and The Guest List was a Reese's Book Club selection and winner of the Goodreads Choice Award for Mystery Thriller. As a life-long Agatha Christie fan, Lucy has drawn immeasurable inspiration from the Queen of Crime. She was one of 12 writers to contribute to Marple, a collection of short stories featuring the beloved detective. And in Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel, she was inspired to transport Miss Marple - her favorite Christie creation - to the glamorous post-war setting of the Swiss Alps, in a mystery that feels gloriously escapist yet utterly relevant to our times.

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