The Guest List by Lucy Foley *****

The Guest List by Lucy Foley is a mystery set on a tiny island off the west coast of Ireland. Jules founded a successful online lifestyle magazine (The Download) and Will stars in a successful reality TV show (Survive the Night). They are having a fantastic wedding at the island venue, the Folly. The island is unoccupied except for the proprietors. The murder doesn’t happen until the end of the book, but by that time the list of those with excellent motives has grown quite long. Most of a mystery than a thriller. Fast Read.

There are six POV characters, but they are drawn so sharply that it is easy to follow the changes in POV. Aoife-proprietor of the Folly and wedding planner. Hannah-plus one, wife of an old friend of the bride. Jules-bride, founder of The Download. Johnno-old friend of the groom. Olivia-half-sister of the bride. Will-groom, star of Survive the Night.

Mostly the book deals with sexual predators and gaslighting, but it also skewers UK public schools (boarding schools for the sons of the elite). While the characters are chronologically in the thirties, emotionally that are teenagers.

By the end of the book, you might not have figured out the murderer, but you sympathize with all the suspects.

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