Thank you William Morrow, #partner, for the finished copy of The Midnight Feast in exchange for my honest review.
Publisher: William Morrow
Published: June 18, 2024
Summary:
Secrets. Lies. Murder. Let the festivities begin…
It’s the opening night of The Manor, and no expense, small or large, has been spared. The infinity pool sparkles; crystal pouches for guests’ healing have been placed in the Seaside Cottages and Woodland Hutches; the “Manor Mule” cocktail (grapefruit, ginger, vodka, and a dash of CBD oil) is being poured with a heavy hand. Everyone is wearing linen.
But under the burning midsummer sun, darkness stirs. Old friends and enemies circulate among the guests. Just outside the Manor’s immaculately kept grounds, an ancient forest bristles with secrets. And the Sunday morning of opening weekend, the local police are called. Something’s not right with the guests. There’s been a fire. A body’s been discovered.
THE FOUNDER * THE HUSBAND * THE MYSTERY GUEST * THE KITCHEN HELP
It all began with a secret, fifteen years ago. Now the past has crashed the party. And it’ll end in murder at… The Midnight Feast.
My thoughts:
I am a big fan of Lucy Foley’s books! I love the way she writes and know that I can always count on an atmospheric, twisty read and this one absolutely delivered with that on all counts!
This is another fantastic locked-room mystery with a creepy, isolated location. Lucy Foley is definitely one I can count on when it comes to this trope – she’s done it before and but each time she does it, it’s different and it’s done well. In this book, we have a retreat of sorts where you needed to be approved in order to stay and of course things don’t quite go to plan on opening weekend.
There is so much dysfunction amongst the characters and I could not get enough of it! There is history here amongst them, some of which we learn from diary entries of the past which I found to be such a clever way of filling in some backstory. The secrets that these characters had kept me flipping the pages to see what was going to happen in the present, especially when things start going awry.
With short chapters, multiple points of view and plenty of twists and a dark undertone, this would be a great book to add to your fall reading list if you haven’t read it yet.
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