The Guest List by Lucy Foley

The Guest List by Lucy Foley is a thriller set on a remote island, where a glamorous wedding turns deadly as old grudges and hidden secrets culminate in murder.

The Guest List sold over 1 million copies worldwide, was a Times Crime Book of the Year and was a Goodreads Choice Awards winner for Crime & Mystery in 2020. It was also a Reese’s Book Club pick.

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Genre: Crime/Thriller

Author: Lucy Foley

Buy: Amazon | Waterstones

Published: 2020

Book Blurb

The bride – The plus one – The best man – The wedding planner – The bridesmaid – The body.

On an island off the coast of Ireland, guests gather to celebrate two people joining their lives together as one. The groom: handsome and charming, a rising television star. The bride: smart and ambitious, a magazine publisher. It’s a wedding for a magazine, or for a celebrity: the designer dress, the remote location, the luxe party favours, the boutique whiskey. The cell phone service may be spotty and the waves may be rough, but every detail has been expertly planned and will be expertly executed.

But perfection is for plans, and people are all too human. As the champagne is popped and the festivities begin, resentments and petty jealousies begin to mingle with the reminiscences and well wishes. The groomsmen begin the drinking game from their school days. The bridesmaid not-so-accidentally ruins her dress. The bride’s oldest (male) friend gives an uncomfortably caring toast.

And then someone turns up dead. Who didn’t wish the happy couple well? And perhaps more important, why?

About the Author

British author Lucy Foley has written several novels in both the historical fiction and thriller/mystery genre. Lucy Foley books are always hugely popular and many have become Sunday Times and New York Times bestsellers.

Lucy Foley’s earlier books in the historical fiction genre, such as The Last Letter From Istanbul, were really well received. However, she is now best known for her thriller novels, including The Hunting Party and The Paris Apartment.