Wednesday, January 2, 2019

Can't-Wait Wednesday: The Hunting Party

Can't-Wait Wednesday is hosted by Tressa at Wishful Endings and helps us spotlight upcoming releases we're eagerly anticipating!

The Hunting Party
Lucy Foley
Expected publication date: February 12, 2019
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? - from Goodreads
So much about this intrigues me - the fact that it's a group of old friends, the setting, the secrets?!? 

34 comments:

  1. that synopsis! this is the first time I saw this book. love the sound of it although I'm going to wait for early reviews to come out before getting completely hyped for it. Hope you enjoy it once you get to read it, Angela!

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    1. Thank you! I'm sure I will check out some reviews first, too.

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  2. Yes please. :) I need this one- sounds awesome.

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  3. Oh my my my, this does sound sooo good! I love the idea of a group of friends, but underneath so much else is going on between them

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  4. This sounds so good! Love a good mystery.

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  5. Sounds like a great read! I hope you enjoy it!

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  6. Oh my blizzard! Yes!!!! This book sounds so awesome 👏🏽
    This CWW is dangerous for me! Too many books!
    My CWW

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  7. Yes! I'm so excited for this one! This just sounds like everything I love and cannot wait for this. I hope you love it!

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  8. I saw this one last week and already put it on my wishlist. I think a lot of us are waiting!

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  9. I hadn't seen this before. I hope you enjoy it. 👍✨

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  10. This sounds really good and it did make me think of Ruth Ware's books as soon as I started reading the synopsis. I'll be adding it to my TBR for sure!

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  11. Wow!! This one sounds like it is going to be epic! I will have to watch for this one for my 2019 holiday reading. Did I just say that?! lol

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    1. Haha, it's never too early to start planning!

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  12. This sounds so engaging and good, Angela. I need to make sure I have it on my list too! Enjoy when you get to it!

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  13. Oh man, this sounds amazing! I hope you get your hands on a copy soon!

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  14. Great pick! This immediately made me think of Agatha Christie. I am always drawn to book like this in the winter...will definitely have to check this one out!

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    1. Yes, Agatha Christie is a great comparison!

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  15. The cover reminds me of The Shining Hotel and sounds like a great read. I will have to add this one to my list! Great pick!

    Mary

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  16. The setting and title sounds intriguing. I'm curious about their past together and the possible motivations. I wonder if one of them actually hunted the other and now he/she is going after everyone else. That would be a fun addition to the story.

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    1. I know, there are so many directions it could go!

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  17. I'm usually in the mood for psychological suspense in the winter. I'll keep this one in mind! :) Hope you love it Angela :)

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