The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley
In my opinion...
Having read all of Lucy Foley's novels, I was already prepared for a twisty dark story full of red herrings and surprises.
The image of the aspirational and Instagrammable Manor is tainted from the start for us as readers , as we know there has been a fire and a body discovered. From then on we move between multiple narrators and time shifts, discovering secrets and coming up against deadends.
I have felt uncomfortable within the plots of some of her other books, but this novel was very dark , with nods to witchcraft, sacrifices and Hitchcock-like birds. None of the characters are particularly sympathetic but that didn't detract from the story.
It certainly kept my interest, it moves at pace and the tension meant that I raced through the chapters to find out what happened.
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Midsummer, the Dorset coast
In the shadows of an ancient wood, guests gather for the opening weekend of The Manor: a beautiful new countryside retreat.
But under the burning midsummer sun, darkness stirs. Old friends and enemies circulate among the guests. And the candles have barely been lit for a solstice supper when the body is found.
It all began with a secret, fifteen years ago. Now the past has crashed the party. And it’ll end in murder at…
THE MIDNIGHT FEAST
My rating?
A twisty, gothic four glasses...
Thank you HarperCollins UK & NetGalley for my ARC of this novel
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