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Everyone's invited...everyone's a suspect...For fans of Ruth Ware and Tana French, a shivery, atmospheric, page-turning novel of psychological suspense in the tradition of Agatha Christie, in which a group of old college friends are snowed in at a hunting lodge . . . and murder and mayhem ensue.All of them are friends. One of them is a killer.During the languid days of the Christmas break, a group of thirtysomething friends from Oxford meet to welcome in the New Year together, a tradition they began as students ten years ago. For this vacation, they’ve chosen an idyllic and isolated estate in the Scottish Highlands—the perfect place to get away and unwind by themselves. They arrive on December 30th, just before a historic blizzard seals the lodge off from the outside world.Two days later, on New Year’s Day, one of them is dead.The trip began innocently enough: admiring the stunning if foreboding scenery, champagne in front of a crackling fire, and reminiscences about the past. But after a decade, the weight of secret resentments has grown too heavy for the group’s tenuous nostalgia to bear. Amid the boisterous revelry of New Year’s Eve, the cord holding them together snaps. Now one of them is dead . . . and another of them did it. Keep your friends close, the old adage goes. But just how close is too close?
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All in all, successful in that Lucy Foley once again pulled off an interesting big reveal that I didn’t see coming. I found most, if not all,of the characters wildly unlikeable which made for a less enjoyable read. The time setting & narrator switch ups were relatively followable but, much like with the Paris Apartment, I found myself distracted at times by what seemed like opportunities for better editing.
0I really enjoyed this quick read. Picked up this book at a used bookstore, not thinking much of it, but couldn't put it down once I was a few pages in. The ending could have been better -- there were a few cheesy plot twists, but I was genuinely uncertain as to how it would conclude, which made it super compelling. The isolated and stark atmosphere is played out so well throughout the book -- I loved the spookiness of it. If not for the few wonky twists toward the end, I'd have enjoyed this book more throughout, but overall, an enjoyable read!
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