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The Midnight Feast
by Lucy Foley
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Secrets. Lies. Murder. Let the festivities begin… It’s the opening night of The Manor, the newest and hottest luxury resort, and no expense, small or large, has been spared. The infinity pool sparkles; the “Manor Mule” cocktail (grapefruit, ginger, vodka, and a dash of CBD oil) is being poured with a heavy hand. Everyone is wearing linen. But under the burning midsummer sun, darkness stirs. Old friends and enemies circulate among the guests. Just outside the Manor’s immaculately kept grounds, an ancient forest bristles with secrets. And it’s not too long before the local police are called. Turns out the past has crashed the party, with deadly results. THE GIRLBOSS · THE HUSBAND · THE KITCHEN HELP · THE MYSTERY GUEST Everyone’s got a secret. Everyone’s got an agenda.…
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"I’m a big fan of some of the British crime writers who come out with books every year or so. The Midnight Feast is the latest by Lucy Foley, set at a luxury manor on the Dorset coast. It’s a satire of wellness retreats and at times very funny, but also an affecting story of growing up, and the mistakes you can make as a teenager. Ruth Ware, meanwhile, has a new book out called One Perfect Couple , where the sinister plot unfolds from a reality TV show set on an Indonesian island. Like many of Ware’s books, it’s quite dark but a good read."
"The opening weekend of an exclusive “woo-woo, but still chic” wellness resort run by a wealthy and ambitious influencer (think Lady Macbeth if she read Goop) is the setting for Lucy Foley’s latest locked-room thriller. Here, Foley’s usual techniques of unraveling the central mystery through multiple timelines and narrators are paralleled by the spiraling events of the weekend, which careen from juice shots and yoga on the lawn to a chaotic climax at a hallucinogen-fueled bacchanal where hidden identities and multiple murders are brought to light. It is an absolute bonkers delight (and I haven’t even mentioned the local bird cult yet …)."