Book Synopsis:
In a remote hunting lodge, deep in the Scottish wilderness, old friends gather.
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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My Review:
The Hunting Party was a book that I’d heard a lot about so was very eager to read, especially as I’d read and enjoyed all of the author’s previous books.
The reader is introduced to a supposedly close old group of friends that at the beginning of the book I was a little jealous of. However as the story continues you quickly became aware that everything isn’t quite as jolly and the people aren’t quite as connected as they first appear. Through a series of intriguing flash backs the reader finds out more about each of the characters history which is more than a little murky and full of secrets. This leads to a lot of potential suspects and my view on who I though the murderer was kept changing as different things kept being revealed.
The setting for this book in a wild, isolated part of Scotland helps create a lot of tension and unease in the story. There is always a feeling that something could be about to happen, that something or someone is watching and that anything could be happening in the dense woodland. There is a feeling, voiced by Miranda in the book, that if something was to happen no one would know about it and no one would hear you scream which sent a shiver down my spine.
The story does start a bit slowly but this gives the reader plenty of time to get to know the characters both individually and to see how they function together in a group. The author cleverly drops little clues into the story which hints at unease in the group and which keeps the reader thoroughly intrigued. As more is slowly revealed the tension and feeling of unease is increased until the book becomes very gripping. I must confess I did guess who the victim was fairly early on but who the murderer was had me guessing until the end.
The ending was brilliant! A thoroughly gripping and shocking way to end the story. There is a lot of action happening and some big surprises which kept me glued to the page. I liked the way the story ended as I felt it was quite realistic and not all tied into a neat little bow which would have been easy to do.
I’ve read all of the author’s historical novels, The Hunting Party being her first crime novel, and I’m very interested to read more from her in the future as I always thoroughly enjoy her books. If you’re a fan of Lianne Moriarty then I think you’ll enjoy this book as I felt the styles were similar.
Huge thanks to Harper Collins for my copy of this book via Netgalley which I received in exchange for an honest review.
About The Author:
Lucy Foley studied English Literature at Durham and UCL universities and worked for several years as a fiction editor in the publishing industry, before leaving to write full-time. The Hunting Party is her debut crime novel, inspired by a particularly remote spot in Scotland that fired her imagination.
Lucy is also the author of three historical novels, which have been translated into sixteen languages. Her journalism has appeared in ES Magazine, Sunday Times Style, Grazia and more.
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Fab review, I have this one waiting patiently on my kindle 😀
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