'Lucy Foley proves that the traditional country-house murder formula.can still work brilliantly. 'A tense, perfectly paced murder mystery.' - People Keep your friends close, the old adage goes. Amid the boisterous revelry of New Year's Eve, the cord holding them together snaps. But after a decade, the weight of secret resentments has grown too heavy for the group's tenuous nostalgia to bear. The trip began innocently enough: admiration of the stunning, if foreboding, scenery champagne in front of a crackling fire and reminiscences about the past. Two days later, on New Year's Day, one of them is dead.

They arrive on December 30, just before a historic blizzard seals the lodge off from the outside world. But how close is too close?Īll of them are friends. Keep your friends close, the old adage says. 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.

The trip begins innocently enough: admiring the stunning if foreboding scenery, champagne in front of a crackling fire, and reminiscences about the past. 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. 'My favorite 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 Patientįrom the author of the Reese Witherspoon book club pick The Guest ListĮveryone's invited.everyone's a suspect.ĭuring 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.

Lucy foley the hunting party