The Guest List

The Guest List by Lucy Foley

Dark, dangerous, and brooding, this windswept island
off the coast of Ireland, hardly seems the ideal setting
for a lavish wedding celebration.

But when the bride and groom are dazzlingly beautiful
and famous, even the bleakest venue becomes an exciting
adventure for those lucky enough to be on the exclusive
guest list.

If only the privileged knew, that in just a few, short hours,
the raucous festivities will end with a grizzly, brutal murder.
And anyone could be the killer.

The select group of guests includes the groom's former
schoolmates, who reminisce about ominous secrets from the past,
while partying with reckless abandon. There's the bumbling
best man, who endures ridicule and embarrassment with bottled-up
resentment bubbling deep inside of him. The bride's sister,
a tortured soul who's lost her way, fails miserably trying to put a smile
on her face, and the cool, calm, and capable wedding planner and
her husband, turn ever detail into pure perfection, always watching from afar.

The parents of the happy couple pretend to show their undying support,
while the  bride's best friend struggles to enjoy the frivolity,
hiding a ghastly secret from his wife who's ready to shed her inhibitions.

And the stunning couple themselves, can't help but feel impending
doom, as the wedding of a lifetime begins to unravel.

This fabulous thriller has all the elements for the perfect whodunit.
Fast-paced, with a dizzying array of suspects, the author revels in throwing
the reader off the trail many times over. The setting, with its swirling, black
waters, bogs, and eerie pitfalls, is perfect for late-night reading on a stormy,
summer night.

Agatha Christie, herself, might enjoy this one.