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    The Hunting Party: A Novel
    The Hunting Party: A Novel
    The Hunting Party: A Novel
    Audiobook10 hours

    The Hunting Party: A Novel

    Written by Lucy Foley

    Narrated by Gary Furlong, Elle Newlands, Morag Sims and

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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?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperAudio
    Release dateFeb 12, 2019
    ISBN9780062896797
    Author

    Lucy Foley

    Lucy Foley studied English literature at Durham University and University College London and worked for several years as a fiction editor in the publishing industry. She is the author of five novels including The Paris Apartment and The Guest List. She lives in London.

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    • 2/5
      Listened for an hour but was too confused as to which voice was which character so I stopped in frustration. Possibly the book would be easier because you can refer back to get answers.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 2/5
      Id say more like 1.5 stars, if I DNF books I would have I just kinda ran through it.

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    • 1/5
      Cannot believe I actually wasted my time finishing this. Every single person sucked

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    • 5/5
      Absolutely loved this. So much suspense along with entertaining story-lines for each character. 10/10

      1 person found this helpful

    • 3/5
      It started off really slow & somewhat boring. I did not care for the characters & some of them seemed annoying. However, it started to get interesting towards the middle of the story. Needless to say, The Guest List was better.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 3/5
      I'm not quite sure why I enjoyed The Hunting Party, but I did. I was looking for a light, festive-themed murder mystery, and this book definitely fits the bill. The story centres on a group of thirtysomething college friends who are celebrating New Year in a remote Scottish hunting lodge. It is told largely in flashback, using four first-person narratives and one third-person perspective. Sadly, the delineation of character lets the book down; some characters are flat and play no real part in the story; the men are particularly two-dimensional. The 'shared narration' conceit is less effective than it could have been because the narrators are so similar and their tones of voice so uniform. It is also unclear why and how these narratives emerged. The plot features the usual dodges and misdirections, but its pacing is perfectly judged. Despite its flaws it is well worth reading – especially in winter.

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    • 5/5
      Wow ! Suspense on suspense . However wrote the review referencing an Agatha Christie novel, you hit the nail on the head. Lots of twists and very well written. I both sympathized and detested the characters. Well done.
    • 3/5
      funny short story ... (I'd recommend younger adults) thanks lucy!
    • 4/5
      This reminded me of Foley's other book, The Guest List, and of Ruth Ware's One by One. I thought there were a lot of overlaps between the plot of The Hunting Party and One by One-- to the degree that I looked around to see if there was a court case open regarding it. Nope. Perhaps Ware and Foley attended a workshop or group together and had a similar writing prompt.
      Regardless of the similarities, this was a fun who-dun-it with a classic feel to both the plot and the characters.
    • 4/5
      A group of college friends that are now in their thirties decide to celebrate the New Year’s in an exclusive distant cabin in the UK. A blizzard hits and a person in the group goes missing and the caregivers must decide who could have done it.
      If you enjoy locked room Murder mysteries especially with a group of friends, this is a book for you.
    • 4/5
      A page turner but I don’t need to read anymore from this author. She writes with a formula which is enjoyable but I’ll gain nothing new from reading more if her
    • 3/5
      Lots to like, but quite predictable. You can very much see who the killer is early on, you just don’t know why until toward the end. A few weird turns that didn’t really contribute to the plot. Well written and very well voiced
    • 5/5
      A group of Oxford friends always meets up to spend New Years Eve together, and this year, they've booked a picturesque lodge in the Scottish highlands. At the lodge, there's a heavy snowstorm and almost no phone signal, and the isolation brings out buried secrets, evolving tensions and resentments, and murder.https://buyozempiconlinesouthafrica.com/
    • 5/5
      Very good. I was trying to guess the whole time! Some of the reveals were unexpected. Madly in love with Heather!!
    • 4/5
      I liked The Paris Apartment better but I haven’t read The Guest Lost yet. I think I’ve just yet to find my favorite Lucy Foley novel.
    • 4/5
      Not quite as good as The Guest List, but still fun.
    • 3/5
      Some good twists and turns in the plot, but I kept getting confused about who is who and in which relationship. This is my third Lucy Foley audiobook and the one I liked least. The Paris Appartement is my favorite so far.
    • 2/5
      from the premise i thought i was gonna like it but nope, it was hard to listen to. not a single likeable character, boring and predictable plot with a terrible ending
    • 5/5
      Literally finished this in one day! Entertaining from start to finish! The twist at the end was awesome!
    • 2/5
      The narrator did a great job, however, the story just dragged and I found I was fast forwarding just to finish it.
    • 3/5
      I thought it was ok but not as good as her The Guest House and The Guest Book.
    • 5/5
      The book is 4 stars but the Audio is definitely 5star. The really enjoyed the audio “acting” of each character
    • 5/5
      I really enjoyed this story. Narration was amazing and I just kept wanting to read to know what happens.
    • 5/5
      You can't go wrong with a book from Lucy Foley.
    • 5/5
      This author! Love her writing! If you haven't done so already read, or listen to "The Guest List" You won't regret it. SO GOOD!
    • 2/5
      Lost the will to live listening to this book! Kept with it hoping it would improve.
      All the characters were vile. So depressing.
    • 5/5
      I enjoy all the characters and twists. I will continue with this author. The narrators are also excellent. The story comes alive.
    • 4/5
      Good book. Complicated but not overwhelmingly which was perfect for me
    • 3/5
      3.5 ⭐️ the plot was interesting. But i had a hard time connecting to the characters. I also had trouble with telling the ladies apart in the beginning ?
      I did love the ending and how all the loose ends tied together. I also didn’t guess the twists. So bravo on that ???
    • 4/5
      Very fun! Near the end it spins a bit out of control but still fun!