THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

"As you patiently await season two of Only Murders in the Building, cozy up with Lucy Foley’s latest whodunnit." -- Parade

"Exceedingly clever." -- Booklist

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Guest List comes a new locked room mystery, set in a Paris apartment building in which every resident has something to hide… 

Jess needs a fresh start. She’s broke and alone, and she’s just left her job under less than ideal circumstances. Her half-brother Ben didn’t sound thrilled when she asked if she could crash with him for a bit, but he didn’t say no, and surely everything will look better from Paris. Only when she shows up – to find a very nice apartment, could Ben really have afforded this? – he’s not there.

The longer Ben stays missing, the more Jess starts to dig into her brother’s situation, and the more questions she has. Ben’s neighbors are an eclectic bunch, and not particularly friendly. Jess may have come to Paris to escape her past, but it’s starting to look like it’s Ben’s future that’s in question.

The socialite – The nice guy – The alcoholic – The girl on the verge – The concierge

Everyone's a neighbor. Everyone's a suspect. And everyone knows something they’re not telling.

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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?

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“My favorite kind of whodunit, kept me guessing all the way through, and reminiscent of Agatha Christie at her best -- with an extra dose of acid.” -- Alex Michaelides, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Silent Patient

Everyone's invited...everyone's a suspect...

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.

The trip begins 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, just as a historic blizzard seals the lodge off from the outside world.

Two days later, on New Year’s Day, one of them is dead. . . and another of them did it.

Keep your friends close, the old adage says. But how close is too close?

DON'T BE LEFT OUT. JOIN THE PARTY NOW.

Todo ano, nove amigos comemoram o réveillon juntos.
Desta vez, apenas oito vão voltar para a casa depois da festa.

Programado para acontecer em um cenário idílico, o réveillon que Miranda, Katie e os outros amigos que conheceram na faculdade passarão juntos este ano promete refeições deliciosas regadas a champanhe, música, jogos e conversas descontraídas.

No entanto, as tensões começam já na viagem de trem — o grupo não tem mais nada em comum além de um passado de convivência, feridas jamais cicatrizadas e segredos potencialmente destrutivos.

E então, em meio à grande festa da última noite do ano, o fio que os mantém unidos enfim arrebenta. No dia seguinte, alguém está morto e uma forte nevasca impede a vinda do resgate. Ninguém pode entrar. Ninguém pode sair. Nem o assassino.

Contada em flashbacks a partir das perspectivas dos vários personagens, a história deste malfadado encontro é um daqueles mistérios de assassinato cheio de tensão e de ritmo perfeito. Com uma trama assustadora e brilhantemente construída, A última festa planta no leitor a semente da dúvida: será que velhos amigos são sempre os melhores amigos?

Un trepidante thriller en el que las viejas amistades no siempre son las mejores.

Fueron un grupo unido, alegre, divertido. Han pasado varios años desde que dejaron la universidad, pero les gusta reunirse de vez en cuando. Este año han elegido un idílico pabellón de caza en medio de las montañas de Escocia para pasar los últimos días del año. El viaje comienza de manera inocente: admirando el paisaje, bebiendo y recordando anécdotas del pasado. Sin embargo, el resentimiento y el peso de los secretos han ido creciendo. Creen que siguen siendo los mismos, cada uno en su papel, el de la guapa, o el de la silenciosa, o la pareja perfecta, o el outsider, pero el tiempo les ha cambiado.

Cuando se desata una tremenda tormenta de nieve el día antes de Nochevieja, el grupo queda completamente aislado del mundo. Dos días más tarde, en el primer día del año, a uno de ellos le ha tocado el papel de víctima. Entre ellos, hay otro que se ha convertido en un asesino.

La crítica ha dicho:
«Lucy Foley demuestra que la fórmula tradicional de la novela criminal sigue funcionando de manera brillante. Está soberbia.»
The Times

«Excelente en los pequeños detalles que configuran los personajes... Foley demuestra que las viejas amistades no siempre son las mejores.»
The Observer

Alle Leseproben zum Crime Day 2021 von:

Bernhard Aichner, Jan Beck, Alex Beer, Christa von Bernuth, Cilla, Rolf & Molly Börjlind, Claire Douglas, Karsten Dusse, Horst Eckert, Marc Elsberg, Lucy Foley, Ragnar Jónasson, Charlotte Link, Karen M. McManus, Håkan Nesser und Alex Pohl.

»Auf jeder Seite ein Twist – und ein atemberaubendes Ende!« Reese Witherspoon

Nach ihren sensationellen Erfolgen »Neuschnee« und »Sommernacht« garantiert Bestsellerautorin Lucy Foley wieder atemlose Spannung.

Un mariage sélect. Treize invités. Un cadavre.
RSVP... À vos risques et périls !

Un mariage au large de l'Irlande, sur une île belle et sauvage. Julia, à la tête d'un magazine, est déterminée et ambitieuse ; Will une étoile montante de la télé-réalité. La fête se doit d'être à l'image de leur insolente réussite : tenues de créateur, décor somptueux et hôtes triés sur le volet. Le réseau mobile est peut-être capricieux et la mer agitée, pourtant chaque détail a été planifié d'une main experte par lawedding planner.
Mais la perfection est toute théorique, les invités bien trop humains. Au fur et à mesure que le champagne coule, le ressentiment et l'envie remplacent la joie et les vœux de bonheur. Et après un black-out, voilà qu'on crie au meurtre...


Enfin publié en France,L'Invité(e) de trops'est déjà vendu à plus d'un million d'exemplaires au Royaume-Uni, et est en cours de traduction dans 39 pays.