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lucy foley
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Un mariage sélect sur une île. Treize invités. Un cadavre.
Un mariage au large de l'Irlande, sur une île belle et sauvage. Julia, à la tête d'un magazine, est déterminée et ambitieuse ; Will une étoile montante de la télé-réalité. La fête se doit d'être à l'image de leur insolente réussite : tenues de créateur, décor somptueux et hôtes triés sur le volet. Le réseau mobile est peut-être capricieux et la mer agitée, pourtant chaque détail a été planifié d'une main experte par la wedding planner.
Mais la perfection est toute théorique, les invités bien trop humains. Au fur et à mesure que le champagne coule, le ressentiment et l'envie remplacent la joie et les voeux de bonheur. Et après un black-out, voilà qu'on crie au meurtre... -
*The Sunday Times and No.1 New York Times bestseller* Discover the new murder mystery thriller from the No.1, million-copy bestseller, Lucy Foley ''Compelling, up-all-night reading'' Erin Kelly ''Atmosphere you can cut with a knife'' Alex Michaelides ''Cunningly constructed'' Louise Candlish ''Gloriously twisty'' Ruth Ware ''Perfect for a lost weekend'' The Times Welcome to No.12 rue des Amants A beautiful old apartment block, far from the glittering lights of the Eiffel Tower and the bustling banks of the Seine. Where nothing goes unseen, and everyone has a story to unlock.
The watchful concierge The scorned lover The prying journalist The naive student The unwanted guest There was a murder here last night. A mystery lies behind the door of apartment three.
Who holds the key?
What readers are saying about The Paris Apartment :
'' One to devour entirely in one delicious sitting. Stupendous '' '' Twisty and mysterious and surprising '' '' Had me gripped right from the beginning '' '' Has ''book of the year'' written all over i t'' '' A page-turner with an amazing setting '' '' A fabulously tense and mysterious read !'' The Paris Apartment was a New York Times No.1 bestseller for w/e 06/03/2022 The Guest List was a Sunday Times No.1 bestseller for w/c 14/09/2022 The Guest List was the Goodreads Choice Awards winner for Crime & Mystery 2020 -
The No.1 Sunday Times bestseller *Waterstones Thriller of the Month* *A Reese''s Book Club pick for 2020* * The Times Best Crime Fiction of the Year pick* *Longlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger Award* A gripping, twisty murder mystery thriller from the No.1 bestselling author of The Hunting Party . ''Lucy Foley is really very clever'' Anthony Horowitz ''Thrilling'' The Times ''A classic whodunnit'' Kate Mosse ''Sharp and atmospheric and addictive'' Louise Candlish ''A furiously twisty thriller'' Clare Mackintosh On an island off the windswept Irish coast, guests gather for the wedding of the year - the marriage of Jules Keegan and Will Slater. Old friends. Past grudges. Happy families. Hidden jealousies. Thirteen guests. One body. The wedding cake has barely been cut when one of the guests is found dead. And as a storm unleashes its fury on the island, everyone is trapped. All have a secret. All have a motive . One guest won''t leave this wedding alive . . .
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*The new murder mystery thriller from Lucy Foley - THE GUEST LIST - is available to pre-order now* *The Sunday Times No.1 bestseller* EVERYONE''S INVITED. EVERYONE''S A SUSPECT. AND EVERYONE''S TALKING ABOUT IT. '' Ripping, riveting '' A. J. Finn ''Clever, twisty and sleek'' Daily Mail '' Unputdownable '' John Boyne '' Foley is superb '' The Times '' Chilling '' Adele Parks ''Terrific, riveting '' Dinah Jefferies In a remote hunting lodge, deep in the Scottish wilderness, old friends gather for New Year. The beautiful one The golden couple The volatile one The new parents The quiet one The city boy The outsider The victim. Not an accident - a murder among friends.
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**Book your place at the table . . . The brand new murder mystery thriller from the No.1 bestseller** _________________________________________________________________ Midsummer, the Dorset coast Guests gather for the opening of The Manor hotel, the new jewel on the Dorset coastline. The champagne is flowing, the guest list sparkling, the sun setting on an unforgettable summer solstice.
But under the cloak of celebration, something dark is stirring. The Manor has a secret history; built in the shadows of an ancient wood.
Now old friends and enemies are creeping out of the shadows.
And they''ll soon discover what other deadly secrets come out at night . . .
Laced with atmosphere and a chilling edge of folklore, The Midnight Feast is available to pre-order now.
*TABLE BOOKED FOR SUMMER 2024* The Guest List was a Sunday Times No.1 bestseller for w/c 14/09/2022 -
''The perfect summer read... Gorgeously compelling'' Good Housekeeping ''Full of mystery and long-reaching shadows of the past . . . richly drawn and compelling'' Rosanna Ley It''s 1951. In Europe''s post-war wreckage, the glittering Italian Riviera draws an eclectic cast of characters; lured by the glamour but seeking an escape. Amongst them, two outcasts: Hal, an English journalist who''s living on his charm; and Stella, an enigmatic society beauty, bound to a profiteering husband. When Hal receives a mysterious invitation from a wealthy Contessa, he finds himself aboard a yacht headed for Cannes film festival. Scratch the beautiful surface, and the post-war scars of his new companions are quick to show. Then there''s Stella, whose secrets run deeper than anyone''s - stretching back into the violence of Franco''s Spain. And as Hal gets drawn closer, a love affair begins that will endanger everyone...
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*Don''t miss Lucy Foley''s Sunday Times bestselling crime debut, THE HUNTING PARTY, available to buy now.* ''This will sweep you away for the summer. Lucy Foley blends a rich history, haunting secrets and a timeless love story'' Santa Montefiore, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Deverill series ISTANBUL, 1921 Before the Occupation, Nur''s city was a tapestry of treasures: the Grand Bazaar alive with colour, trinkets and spices; saffron sunsets melting into the black waters of the Bosphorus; the sweet fragrance of the fig trees dancing on the summer breeze . . . Now the shadow of war hangs over the city, and Nur lives for the protection of a young boy with a terrible secret. Stumbling through the streets, carrying the embroideries that have become her livelihood, she avoids the gazes of the Allied soldiers. Survival is everything. When Nur chances upon George Monroe, a medical officer in the British Army, it is easy to hate him. Yet the lines between enemy and friend grow fainter. She and the boy would both be at risk. Nur knows that she cannot afford to fall - impossibly and dangerously - in love . . .
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