The bride’s oldest (male) friend gives an uncomfortably caring toast.Īnd then someone turns up dead. bookshelves: fiction, thriller-suspense-horror, to-read. This gives a wonderful, unique perspective allowing the reader the opportunity to witness the story from many viewpoints. Its a wedding for a magazine, or for a celebrity: the designer dress, the remote location, the luxe party favors, the boutique whiskey. The bridesmaid not-so-accidentally ruins her dress. Lucy Foley (Goodreads Author) Iris Robinson s review. The groomsmen begin the drinking game from their school days. I love how Lucy Foley attaches each character to one main character with their own different back stories.

As the champagne is popped and the festivities begin, resentments and petty jealousies begin to mingle with the reminiscences and well wishes. 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.īut perfection is for plans, and people are all too human. Join the Book Club Chat Newsletter I really enjoyed Lucy’s novel The Hunting Party.

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 Guest List by Lucy Foley is a fairly entertaining mystery about a wedding from hell. 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

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