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The Guest List

By: Lucy Foley
Narrated by: Olivia Dowd, Aoife McMahon, Chloe Massey, Sarah Ovens, Rich Keeble, Jot Davies
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The number one Sunday Times best seller.

Waterstone's Thriller of the Month.

The June 2020 Reese's Book Club pick.

The Times Best Crime Fiction of the Year pick.

Goodreads Choice Awards winner for Crime & Mystery 2020.

Longlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger award.

On an island off the windswept Irish coast, guests gather for the wedding of the year – the marriage of Jules Keegan and Will Slater. Old friends.

Past grudges. Happy families.Hidden jealousies. Thirteen guests.One body. The wedding cake has barely been cut when one of the guests is found dead. And as a storm unleashes its fury on the island, everyone is trapped.

All have a secret. All have a motive.One guest won’t leave this wedding alive....

©2020 Lucy Foley (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Crime Crime Thrillers Psychological Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Fiction Exciting

Critic Reviews

"Both a classic whodunnit and a very contemporary psychological thriller that left me guessing right to the end – a wonderful read." (Kate Mosse)

"Great fun. Lucy Foley is really very clever." (Anthony Horowitz)

"A very modern Agatha Christie for the new roaring 20s...secrets and lies at every turn." (Sarah Pinborough)

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I really liked the storytelling in this book. And the actors that voiced the characters were very appropriate, many of them sounded a little bit creepy which I think added to the atmosphere of the story.

Some of the storyline, although realistic, was a bit disturbing. A major theme was bullying so be prepared for that if you have any history of it.

Great story, great presentation

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Good things... Narration was great, I've never listened to a book with a large list of narrators... But it was great.

Good things.. Lots of points of view but you never got lost and they were all working at the same story line so that was great

Also great... The dialogue. No naf or cringy lines. The story flowed

Here is the part that was not so great

Spoiler

If everyone has a reason to kill him it became uninteresting who actually did, cos you are kinda happy for any of them to do it... Its like they all cancel each other out.

Also, it felt like it just ended, I had invested in some of the characters.. I wanted to hear their outcome.

So I don't get all the hype and awards. It didn't do it for me and I don't think I'll rush out to purchase more from the author because I can't trust her with my feelings lol.

I don't quite get it

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Really enjoyed it but one particular twist was over-flagged ahead of time, making it overly predictable. I didn’t mind the drawn out build up - it created intrigue and tension. I would have loved a longer ending. The narrators were great, although I didn’t feel that Will’s voice suited his character.

Loved it but …

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This book kept me listening to hear more. A couple of good twists, some I saw coming, some I didn't... Unfortunately it was a bit of an anti-climax and I felt like it just ended. A lot of people have said they the characters are un-likeable... They totally are, but I think that's the point!

So good... until the end.

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Easy to follow each character and the story keeps you on the edge til the end.

Brilliant murder mystery

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The male voices were awful and if not for the female narrators and the story, this would have been dumped before finishing.
Classic who dunnit that keeps you guessing until the end.

Story good.

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overall the story telling was well done, but unfortunately I found the plot to be predictable.
otherwise, an easy listen to enjoy while doing boring tasks

eh

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Couldn't turn it off. Loved the switch between characters and seeing the story through different eyes. Mostly, very well narrated.

I loved it!

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I started this one afternoon and had it finished 2 days later as I listened every spare moment I could. The performances were brilliant, the story was sublime!
Do yourself a favour - if you love a good little murder mystery, this one is good.

Couldn’t stop listening!

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One of the best fiction audiobook productions i’ve ever listened too! wow, recommending to everyone

Phenomenal

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