A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST THRILLERS OF THE YEAR
"I loved this book. It gave me the same waves of happiness I get from
curling up with a classic Christie...The alternating points of view keep
you guessing, and guessing wrong." -- Alex Michaelides, #1 New York
Times bestselling author of The Silent Patient
"Evok[es] the great Agatha Christie classics...Pay close attention
to seemingly throwaway details about the characters' pasts. They are all
clues." -- New York Times Book Review
A wedding celebration turns dark and deadly in this deliciously wicked
and atmospheric thriller reminiscent of Agatha Christie from the New
York Times bestselling author of The Hunting Party.
The bride - The plus one - The best man - The wedding planner - The
bridesmaid - The body
On an island off the coast of Ireland, guests gather to celebrate two
people joining their lives together as one. The groom: handsome and
charming, a rising television star. The bride: smart and ambitious, a
magazine publisher. It's a wedding for a magazine, or for a celebrity:
the designer dress, the remote location, the luxe party favors, the
boutique whiskey. The cell phone service may be spotty and the waves may
be rough, but every detail has been expertly planned and will be
expertly executed.
But perfection is for plans, and people are all too human. As the
champagne is popped and the festivities begin, resentments and petty
jealousies begin to mingle with the reminiscences and well wishes. The
groomsmen begin the drinking game from their school days. The bridesmaid
not-so-accidentally ruins her dress. The bride's oldest (male) friend
gives an uncomfortably caring toast.
And then someone turns up dead. Who didn't wish the happy couple well?
And perhaps more important, why?
