Jules and Will are getting married. They are both attractive, and successful in self-made careers that benefit from a high social media profile. So the wedding has to be a bit special.
Wedding planner, Aoife, has the perfect venue, a folly that she and her husband have renovated, located on an otherwise deserted island off the west coast of Ireland. It is exclusive, romantic, and available at a discount. The premium guests arrive the day before. They include Johnno, Will’s old school friend and best man; Olivia, Jules’ half-sister and sole bridesmaid; and Hannah, the plus one to the bride’s oldest friend (and possibly ex-lover).
These six characters narrate events over the weekend, in two timelines: Now – the wedding reception; and Earlier – beginning the day before as they all arrive. And these events involve divulgence of secrets, recriminations over past misdeeds, settling of scores, a power cut and, yes, murder in the dark. Who is dead, and who done it, is revealed late and in fine style.
The set up is the
same as Foley’s previous debut hit, The Hunting Party, but why change a winning
formula that, on this evidence, can take at least one encore. The
characterisation is good, the prose is pacey, and the plot complex enough to
keep the reader guessing to the climactic end.
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