The Hunting Party

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Everyone s invitedeveryone s a suspectFor fans of Ruth Ware and Tana French, a shivery, atmospheric, page turning novel of psychological suspense in the tradition of Agatha Christie, in which a group of old college friends are snowed in at a hunting lodge and murder and mayhem ensue All of them are friends One of them is a killer.During 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 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.They arrive on December 30th, just before a historic blizzard seals the lodge off from the outside world.Two days later, on New Year s Day, one of them is dead.The trip began innocently enough admiring the stunning if foreboding scenery, champagne in front of a crackling fire, and reminiscences about the past But after a decade, the weight of secret resentments has grown too heavy for the group s tenuous nostalgia to bear Amid the boisterous revelry of New Year s Eve, the cord holding them together snaps.Now one of them is dead and another of them did it.Keep your friends close, the old adage goes But just how close is too close New Read The Hunting Party [ by ] Lucy Foley [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr Frenemies Isolated Location Blizzard Murder Whodunit When Emma s turn rolls around to plan the annual Friends Getaway for New Year s Eve holiday, she is looking to impress Emma, by pairing up with Mark has become included in the group, but never truly felt welcomed.The rest of the crew, made up of Samira, Miranda, Katie, Mark, Giles and Julien, have been friends since their days at Oxford Thusly, they have a well established, though complex, history together Since University, they have Frenemies Isolated Location Blizzard Murder Whodunit When Emma s turn rolls around to plan the annual Friends Getaway for New ...This is a hugely enjoyable modern version of a classic golden age crime novel, a psychological thriller with the Christie like tropes of a country house, only here we have a remote and desolate exclusive hunting lodge situated next to a loch in the bleak and forbidding wintry landscapes of the Scottish Highlands There is a group of thirty something longstanding close friends from Oxford University, who for the last decade have always gathered together over the New Year period It begins with This is a hugely enjoyable modern version of a classic golden age crime novel, a psychological thriller with the Christie like tropes of a country house, only here we have a remote and desolate exclusive hunting lodge situated next to a loch in the bleak and forbidding wintry landscapes of the Scottish Highlands There is a group of thirty something longstanding close friends from Oxford University, who for the last decade hav... 3.5 stars The Hunting Party is an entertaining mystery about a group of seven friends who spend New Year s Eve in the Scottish Highlands at a hunting lodge By the end, one winds up dead changing all of their lives forever At the same time, a serial killer is on the loose, the lodge is unreachable due to an in...You guys know I love my ass a closed room mystery This one features a remote location in Scotland over New Year s Eve with a crap ton of frenemies who harbor secrets, grudges and personality disorders I couldn t wait to find out who got conked, who did it, and why.I was not disappoint...A New Year s Reunion In The Remote Scottish WildernessThe beautiful oneThe golden couple The volatile oneThe new parents The quiet one The city boyThe outsiderOne of these friends is a murderer And one won t make it out alive JOIN THE PARTY NOW That was on the back of the ARC and it sums it up nicely I won this in a Goodreads Giveaway These people are supposed to be friends but I think they all lost that along the way I didn t like a particular person in the group, although there A New Year s Reunion In The Remote Scottish WildernessThe beautiful one The golden couple The volatile one The new parents The quiet one The city boy The outsiderOne of these friends is a murderer And one won t make it out alive JOIN THE PARTY NOW That was on the back of the ARC and it sums it up nicely I won this in a Goodreads Giveaway These people are supposed to be friends but I think they all lost that along the way I didn t like a particular person in the group, although there were a couple that were okay It seemed most of them had different secrets what else is new I liked the idea of being on a getaway to Scotland but ...I ve read this story approximately 1,000 times before, yet I still enjoyed it There s something about the Agatha Christie esque classic murder mystery that just ministers to my soul Pleased to announce that this is th...Keep your friends close and your enemies closer On finishing this novel I have no idea how this lot called themselves friends to begin with I had mixed feelings about The Hunting Party as while I liked the idea for the story it was very drawn out and the characters all seemed to blend together I was constantly questioning the character s actions and the situations they got themselves into on the holiday.I did like the setting of this novel, an isolated estate in the Scottish Highlands, theKeep your friends close and your enemies closer On f...Even though the whole murder mystery taking place at a lodge in the middle of nowhere has been done countless times before, I honestly never get sick of it The combination of that feeling of isolation, the freezing cold weather, and a cast of characters in which everyone is a suspect, just works for me I really enjoyed this one and I was left guessing until the very end.A group of old college friends have gathered at a snow lodge in the Scottish Highlands to ring in the new year And of course Even though the whole murder mystery taking place at a lodge in the middle of nowhere has been done countless times before, I honestly never get sick of it The combination of that feeling of isolation, the freezing cold weather, and a cast of characters in which everyone is a suspect, just works for me I really enjoyed this one and I was left guessing until the very end.A group of old college friends have gathered at a snow lodge in the Scottish Highlands to ring in the new year And of course soon after they arrive a terrible storm hits making it impossible for anyone to leave the area or on the flip side come to the lodge Someone winds up dead and the author puts a fresh twist to the classic whodunit by having the reader try to figure out the identities of the killer AND the victim In my opinion what made this story work was the cast of unlikable characters although that might be the exact reason why many readers didn t like this book Each character had a skeleton or two in the...The set up is one we all recognize a group of friends get together at an isolated location for a reunion and someone winds up dead There is a killer on the loose Gasp As you get to know the characters, from the it girl to the successful mouse and everyone in between, just about anyone could be the killer or the corpse Add to this mix, a brooding caretaker with a violent past and were off to the races Speaking of it girls, I predict this will be one of the it books of the season Flat out The set up is one we all recognize a group of friends get together at an isolated location for a reunion and someone winds up dead There is a killer on the loose Gasp As you get to know the characters, from the it girl to the successful mouse and ev...Let s say you are invited along on an outing with a bunch of friends you have known for a good portion of your life It s for a stay in an secluded, exclusive lodge that only accepts a very limited guest list throughout the year The problem is it is so secluded that you could get stuck there if the weather deems it so OMG no Hell no NO The Hunting Party isparty then hunting, thank goodness As an animal lover I was a little concerned with the title Rest assured, there is only a very Let s say you are invited along on an outing with a bunch of friends you have known for a good portion of your life It s for a stay in an secluded, exclusive lodge that only accepts a...

The Hunting Party
  • English
  • 02 July 2019
  • Paperback
  • 406 pages
  • 0008297126
  • Lucy Foley
  • The Hunting Party