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Thriller · 2022 · R

The Guest List

by Lucy Foley

A wedding on a remote Irish island. By the morning after, someone is dead.

A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 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 deli

For17+GenreThrillerLength327 pagesRead time~9.1 hoursCommunity ratings0

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What's in this book, at a glance — five things readers want to know before they start.

Violence

A lot

A murder; period hazing violence at a boarding school

Language

Some

Contemporary language; some strong words

Sexual Content

Some

Mild sexual content; sexual violence in the school backstory

Substance Use

Some

Social drinking — significant; the wedding's open bar is a plot element

Emotional Intensity

A lot

A murder — the identity of the victim and perpetrator are the mystery; Sexual violence — past boarding school assault; the investigation uncovers it; Heavy social drinking — played for atmosphere and as a plot tool; The secrets among the wedding party — everyone has history

What this book is about

Jules Keegan and Will Slater are getting married on a small island off the Irish coast. Their wedding guests include Will's old school friends and Jules's professional circle. By the end of the weekend, someone will be dead. The Guest List is a multi-perspective thriller told in the hours surrounding the wedding, slowly revealing the connections and secrets among the guests.

Notes for sensitive readers

Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.

A murder — victim and perpetrator revealed gradually

Sexual violence — boarding school assault in the backstory

Heavy social drinking throughout the wedding weekend

Everyone's secrets — the thriller reveals them layer by layer

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