![]() ![]() ![]() When she was planning a third-time visit with her husband, she got an email warning her of the heavy snowfall that would make it impossible for anyone to get into or leave the estate. Lucy Foley lived in the country estate for two summers. The novel setting is closely based on Fort William, a real country estate in the Western Scottish Islands that the author knows well. Published by HarperCollins, The Hunting Party follows a group of old friends on a get-together party to celebrate the New Year in a remote cottage in Scotland. Part psychological suspense part classic crime written in Agatha Christie style, The Hunting Party, is a great read appealing on many levels. This stylish and yet suspenseful novel assumes the notion of the “locked room mystery,” and detailed applies it to an opulent hunting cottage in the Scottish highlands where a small group of friends find themselves caught up in a blizzard. One of Lucy Foley popular books is The Hunting Party, a suspense novel that will surely appease the fans of Ruth Ware and Agatha Christie. ![]() Lucy is a graduate of UCL and Durham universities where she majored in English Literature. Her experience as an editor, seeing drafts day in and day out motivated her to become a writer. Prior to switching to full-time writing, Foley worked as an editor at Headline and later at Hodder where she was involved with young adult writers including Lauren Oliver and Laini Taylor. Lucy Foley is an English author of contemporary, historical fiction, mystery and fiction books. ![]()
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