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 bride: smart and ambitious, a magazine publisher. The groom: handsome and charming, a rising television star. On an island off the coast of Ireland, guests gather to celebrate two people joining their lives together as one. The bride ‧ The plus one ‧ The best man ‧ The wedding planner ‧ The bridesmaid ‧ The body With as much of an eye for high fashion and high-stakes secrets as it has for traditional crime novel structure and inspiration, THE GUEST LIST is a perfect reminder of why the classics never go out of style.

Will this reunion of old friends, classmates, and family go as smoothly as our bride and groom hope? Or will old secrets and resentments rear their ugly heads? When a storm traps the wedding party on the island, tensions ratchet up until someone winds up dead. The wedding has been planned to perfection the only wild card here is the wedding’s guest list.

Set on a remote island off the coast of Ireland, THE GUEST LIST gives readers an exclusive invitation to one of the most buzzed-about parties of the year: the wedding of a powerhouse digital magazine editor and a TV golden boy. This is a “locked room mystery” built for the readers of 2020: a story concerned with secrets-among spouses, partners, and siblings-and their deadly collision. THE GUEST LIST is a delectable blend of Agatha Christie inspiration and modern-day psychological suspense. British author Lucy Foley has made a name for herself with two suspense novels that do exactly that, the newest of which will release in the US this summer. In a world obsessed with finding the next cutting-edge thing, sometimes the smartest way to stand out is to get back to basics. The Verdict: a “popcorn read” meets Agatha Christie-inspiration

Lucy foley the hunting party