Author: Lucy Foley
Publisher: William Morrow
Genre: Mystery & Thrillers
Format: Kindle ARC
No. of Pages: 354
Date of Publication: June 18, 2024
My Rating: 3 Stars
DESCRIPTION:
Secrets. Lies. Murder. Let the festivities begin...
It’s the opening night of The Manor, and no expense, small or large, has been spared. The infinity pool sparkles; crystal pouches for guests’ healing have been placed in the Seaside Cottages and Woodland Hutches; the “Manor Mule” cocktail (grapefruit, ginger, vodka, and a dash of CBD oil) is being poured with a heavy hand. Everyone is wearing linen.
But under the burning midsummer sun, darkness stirs. Old friends and enemies circulate among the guests. Just outside the Manor’s immaculately kept grounds, an ancient forest bristles with secrets. And the Sunday morning of opening weekend, the local police are called. Something’s not right with the guests. There’s been a fire. A body’s been discovered.
THE FOUNDER * THE HUSBAND *
THE MYSTERY GUEST * THE KITCHEN HELP
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.
MY THOUGHTS:
Legends. Pagan muyths. Secrets. Four points of view. That of Bella, Eddie, Francesca and Owen, the latter two are married to one another. Eddie is a boy/man, just aged 18. Bella is a mother with a very specific reason for being where she is at the moment.
These four, and others, are gathered together for the opening night at The Manor, and are invited to The Midnight Feast. Although this Feast is central to this story, the various points of view are broken up to before The Feast and after The Feast. I will leave it to the reader to see further how this timeline plays out.
Francesca and Owen have gone to great lengths to provide the perfect escape, with a lavish location and stunning architecture. But things are far from perfect. In fact, past history combined with current events, combined with a morbid fear of the unknown,
This tension-filled book with different elements within the story, some surprising twists and a shocking conclusion.
Many thanks to William Morrow and to NetGalley for this ARC for review. This is my honest opinion.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
I came to writing through a love of reading — I previously worked with books as a fiction editor, a literary agent’s assistant, a bookseller and a literary scout!
Inspired by trips to the West Country and local folklore I began plotting my latest novel, The Midnight Feast. A midsummer heatwave, a setting with a past, a reunion that takes a dark turn. And so The Midnight Feast came to life.
Thanks to brilliant readers around the world, my novels have sold over five million copies, and been translated into multiple languages. I’m also a No 1 New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller. A life-long Agatha Christie fan, I also contributed to Marple, a collection of short stories featuring the legendary detective.
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