With police being unable to attend immediately due to severe adverse weather the group must wait, unsure of who is responsible. The Lodge staff view the party of friends as over entitled, but they too have secrets that they would prefer to keep hidden, When one of the friends go missing and is subsequently found dead in suspicious circumstances, the thin veneer of friendship cracks and splinters. Secure, with food and fuel, the friends settle in and look forward to celebrating the beginning of a new year together,Ĭracks begin to appear, as hidden secrets between the friends become evident.

Travelling by train, from London, they arrive a few days before the New Year, The lodge, set in thousands of acres of land, is in the middle of a spell of heavy snow leaving it mostly inaccessible. Old friends book a Scottish Lodge for a New Year getaway. Many thanks to Lucy Foley, Harper Collins UK and NetGalley for allowing me to read an advanced copy of The Hunting Party in return for an honest review. Twisty as you like, unexpectedly sometimes, Lucy Foley manages the group dynamic with aplomb, keeping you immersed and involved all the way.Ī proper bit of storytelling, eliciting differing emotional reactions and having the benefit of being eminently unpredictable, The Hunting Party is definitely one to watch in 2019. Properly atmospheric, the chilly, claustrophobic yet open setting cleverly sets the scene for a wonderfully old school murder mystery, with a stellar cast of characters for the reader to get their teeth into and either love or loathe.ĭescriptively this is beautifully written the aforementioned setting coming to vivid and gorgeous life, enter into this wild landscape a group of friends whose history and random hidden jealousies rise to the surface, ultimately leading to murder…ĭefinite hints of Christie, but with a rhyme and rythym all of its own, The Hunting Party is a dream of a read, absorbing, intelligent and full of the vagaries of human nature.

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