The Midnight Feast
Homicide Thrillers, Psychological Thriller
William Morrow
June 18, 2024
E-book, Hardcover, Paperback, Audio
320
Secrets and techniques. Lies. Homicide. Let the festivities start…
“An irresistible whodunit with an irresistible Blair Witch-meets-Fyre Competition backdrop.” — Individuals
“Sharp, fashionable and beautiful…Foley’s greatest but.” — Chris Whitaker, New York Occasions bestselling writer of We Start on the Finish
“Agatha Christie for the Instagram age.” — Guardian
The deliciously twisty new locked room homicide thriller from the #1 New York Occasions bestselling writer of The Visitor Checklist and The Paris Condominium
It’s the opening night time of The Manor, and no expense, small or giant, has been spared. The infinity pool sparkles; crystal pouches for company’ therapeutic have been positioned within the Seaside Cottages and Woodland Hutches; the “Manor Mule” cocktail (grapefruit, ginger, vodka, and a splash of CBD oil) is being poured with a heavy hand. Everyone seems to be carrying linen.
However below the burning midsummer solar, darkness stirs. Previous pals and enemies flow into among the many company. Simply exterior the Manor’s immaculately saved grounds, an historic forest bristles with secrets and techniques. And the Sunday morning of opening weekend, the native police are known as. One thing’s not proper with the company. There’s been a fireplace. A physique’s been found.
THE FOUNDER * THE HUSBAND * THE MYSTERY GUEST * THE KITCHEN HELP
All of it started with a secret, fifteen years in the past. Now the previous has crashed the get together. And it’ll finish in homicide at…The Midnight Feast.
The Midnight Feast, authored by Lucy Foley, is a chilling psychological thriller evoking the eerie essence of the Blair Witch Mission and M. Evening Shyamalan, with an added contact paying homage to The Nice Gatsby. The setting is a coastal village in England known as Tome, the place pressure brews between the native farmers, pub staff, and fishermen, and the rich household residing in The Manor atop the rocky cliffs. The Manor is making ready for its grand opening as an expensive wellness retreat. Friends pays a premium to remain in modern treehouses or forest cabins, having fun with facilities like personalised crystals, tailored wardrobes, beautiful delicacies, and breathtaking seaside views. The spotlight, a grand occasion known as the Midnight Feast, is scheduled to coincide with the summer season solstice in just some days.
Thriller and native folklore lend a macabre air to the setting. The Manor is surrounded by an historic forest. The locals consider that the forest is protected by the Birds: darkish, hooded creatures with horrid beaks and black feathers that carry justice to those that would mistaken their very own. Foley’s vivid descriptions of the forest, its darkness, its historic curses, and the Birds gave me the creeps (in one of the simplest ways). It might make a fantastic movie.
“You see them,” she says, “don’t you?”
I take a step again from her.
“You thought you have been the worst factor within the woods,” she says. “Didn’t you?”
The narrative unfolds by varied views, together with Francesca (the proprietor), Owen (her husband and the architect behind the renovations), Bella (a visitor), Eddie (a dishwasher), and an investigator piecing collectively the occasions after the feast. The plot weaves by time, with hints in regards to the feast night time’s occurrences initially rising from a 15-year-old journal. The a number of views and the quick tempo of the occasions that unfold to the ultimate web page made this story riveting. What a page-turner! Plus, the ultimate strains of the story are worthy of applause.
Probably the most fascinating a part of the e book for me is the perception into Francesca’s perspective, the simple villain. She is the epitome of hazard, a sleek heiress with a hidden streak of spite. Her selfishness and shrewdness make her the standout determine of The Manor. You do not need to cross Francesca.
Then she turns and, for just a few seconds, meets my gaze. There’s a trembling of one thing within the air between us. Her smile stays in place and he or she continues surveying the room. I dip my face beneath my hair. However she noticed me, I’m sure of it. A shiver passes by me. It’s the sensation they are saying you get when somebody has walked over your grave.
I liked to hate Francesca on this story and being inside her head made that each one the simpler.
I gained’t say extra in regards to the story as a result of I don’t wish to spoil something for readers. That is e book is an efficient one! When you love psychological thrillers, darkish mysteries, homicide, uncovering outdated secrets and techniques, and a chaotic tackle what occurs when self-absorbed affluence meets grassroots justice, then decide up a duplicate of The Midnight Feast.
