The Hunting Party: A Novel

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

“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

From the author of the Reese Witherspoon book club pick The Guest List

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?

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Published Mar 3, 2020

352 pages

Average rating: 6.47

634 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

Anonymous
Jan 14, 2025
6/10 stars
Entertaining read but not as good as The Guest List in my opinion. I really enjoyed the setting which really plays into the storyline. I thought the ending was a bit rushed.
chaneil.reads
Jun 04, 2025
7/10 stars
Kept me interested, however it lacks the surprising twists that really gets avid mystery readers going. Foley holds her own in the saturated 'isolated murder' theme as she explored the inner monologues and group dynamics of these Oxford graduates. Furthermore, this read may be great for novice readers to understand shifts in perspective & clue identification without getting too confused
SarahA94
Feb 06, 2025
4/10 stars
This book was so boring. I just wanted it to end. I wanted to read something new like mystery and murder. I do not recommend this book.
AnneMercer
Aug 30, 2024
9/10 stars
I enjoyed this book. It was a quick mystery. I can’t say I was surprised by who done it but it was fun getting there. The subject was not light but this was what I would call a light and quick read. The characters are interesting and well developed if not always likable. I would recommend this for personal and book club readers.
Book.Girl71
Aug 23, 2024
6/10 stars
2.5 rounded up.

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