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“Irresistible…Blair Witch meets Fyre Festival.” – People
"Sharp, stylish and stunning...Foley's best yet." -- Chris Whitaker, New York Times bestselling author of All the Colors of the Dark
“A deliciously juicy, smartly paced blend of folk horror, psychological thriller, and social satire… Thoroughly satisfying.” -- AirMail
Secrets. Lies. Murder. Let the festivities begin…
It’s the opening night of The Manor, the newest and hottest luxury resort, and no expense, small or large, has been spared. The infinity pool sparkles; 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 it’s not too long before the local police are called. Turns out the past has crashed the party, with deadly results.
THE GIRLBOSS · THE HUSBAND · THE KITCHEN HELP · THE MYSTERY GUEST
Everyone’s got a secret. Everyone’s got an agenda. But not everyone will survive…The Midnight Feast
“Agatha Christie for the Instagram age.” – Guardian
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ISBN-10
0063386542
ISBN-13
978-0063386549
Print length
512 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Harper Large Print
Publication date
June 17, 2024
Dimensions
6 x 1.15 x 9 inches
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2.31 pounds
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5332 KB
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"An irresistible whodunit with an irresistible Blair Witch-meets-Fyre Festival backdrop." — People
"A sharp, stylish and stunning murder mystery. Darkly funny, with trademark twists and unforgettable characters, The Midnight Feast is Lucy Foley's best yet." — Chris Whitaker, New York Times bestselling author of We Begin at the End
"An atmospheric, tantalizing thriller peopled with utterly recognizable characters, all of them hiding something about themselves and their connection to the eerie Manor hotel in Dorset." — Nita Prose, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Maid and The Mystery Guest
"Thriller fans rejoice: Lucy Foley is back with another fantastic novel. I devoured The Midnight Feast with a smile on my face. Rarely has murder been so much wicked fun. It has everything you want from a Lucy Foley thriller: a glamorous location, an entertaining cast of characters brought to life with a terrific sense of humor, an undercurrent of witchy menace -- and an unsolved murder. This is the perfect book to take on holiday. Just count yourself lucky you’re not staying at The Manor…" — Alex Michaelides
"The Midnight Feast is Foley's most unputdownable thriller yet. Delicious and darkly glamorous, and full of brilliant twists." — Lisa Jewell
"Packed with twists and turns....perfect for the murder mystery-obsessed and 'The White Lotus' fans alike." — The Skimm
"Everything you want in a thriller." — Harper’s Bazaar
"Chilling, exciting, and hugely satisfying." — Booklist
"The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley has it all… an isolated hotel, a coven of intriguing guests, a family with secrets and a community with scores to settle… while an ancient woodland masking secrets of its own looms all around. This is crime writing at its finest. An intoxicating dose of mystical hedonism gives the story and characters a vibrant darkness and depth that keeps the thrills coming. I flew through it, this fun and fiendish, five star feast of a read." — Janice Hallett, author of The Appeal
“A transcontinental whodunnit with chic panache, this page-turner will keep you up into the wee hours of the night.” — Good Morning America on The Paris Apartment
“Told in rotating points of view, this Tilt-A-Whirl of a novel brims with jangly tension—an undeniably engrossing guessing game.” — Vogue on The Paris Apartment
“Another page-turning thriller in which the story and its characters are as unique and beguiling as the city itself. … [Foley] keeps readers on their toes with a fast-paced story in which she does a stellar job of juggling the past and the present with multiple narratives without getting bogged down. You can feel the urgency in her prose. … A thrilling read.” — USA Today on The Paris Apartment
“With characters suspicious and unlikable in their own way and a fun twist, you’re in for a dark and moody escape.” — NPR.org on The Paris Apartment
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Bella
JUNE 2025, OPENING NIGHT
IT’S OPENING NIGHT OF THE Manor, the “new jewel of the Dorset coastline.” The drama is all out front: soaring ocean views, emerald lawns stretching to the cliff edge, the Owen Dacre–designed infinity pool. But on this side, the landward side, there’s another world. A bristle of dense ancient forest behind the main building, which guests can access via a series of gravel paths that wind between the “Woodland Hutches.” One of these is mine.
I close the door. Follow the sound of music and laughter through the purple twilight to the welcome drinks, which are taking place on the very edge of the trees. I step into a chic take on a woodland grotto. Hundreds of lanterns hang from branches. An actual harpist plays. Antique rugs and huge scatter cushions have been strewn about the forest floor with bohemian abandon. I sit down on one, gulp back a “Woodland Spirit” cocktail—“a dash of locally harvested birch bitters and rosemary infused gin.”
My fellow guests loll around, chatty and giddy with the anticipation of a weekend in the sun beside the sea with nothing to do but eat, drink, swim, and make merry. Many of them seem to know one another: wandering about shrieking as they bump into old friends, some reclining on the rugs and calling to acquaintances to join them. The vibe is relaxed, albeit spiced with a faint note of social competition.
No one needs the ultra-soft woolen blankets provided because—though the sun is setting—it’s still warm enough to wear only a single layer of linen (there’s a lot of linen). The first flare of the impending heatwave.
In the middle of the scene, like a fairy queen—like Titania on her woodland throne—sits the owner of The Manor. Francesca Meadows. Radiant in a pale rose, off-shoulder fantasia of washed silk, hair rippling down her back, face aglow with candlelight. The culmination of a dream: that’s what she said in the article. I’m so excited to share this place with everyone. Well, everyone who can afford it, anyway. But who’s quibbling?
I look around me. I suppose it’s all pretty idyllic if you’re part of a couple or larger group, if you’ve come here for a weekend of escaping the city. Maybe it’s just me for whom it doesn’t feel quite so mellow and chummy.
I wait for the alcohol to hit, my gaze flitting toward the deepening shadows between the trees, to the ragged ceiling of branches uplit by the lanterns, down to my own outfit: linen, yes, but with the tell-tale creases that show it’s just been pulled from a packet. But the one place my eyes linger time and again—I can’t help it—is on the face of Francesca Meadows. She looks so zen. So very fucking content.
Suddenly there’s a commotion, deep in the wood. Her gaze snaps in that direction. The guests fall silent and peer into the gloom. The harpist stops playing.
Suddenly a group of newcomers bursts into the grotto. Not dressed in linen. A raggle-taggle bunch in hiking boots. Mainly women, a few piercings and tats, untouched gray roots. Francesca Meadows doesn’t move, her smile doesn’t snag. But a member of the staff—a small blonde woman in a white shirt and heels, perhaps a manager—walks toward them, as if dispatched by silent command. She speaks in a discreet murmur. But the leader of the raggedy pack is having none of it.
“I don’t give a flying fuck,” she says. “There’s been a right of way through here for centuries—before that house even existed. You’re the ones trespassing. Local people have always walked among these trees . . . using their wood, their flora and fauna. There’s a unique convergence of ley lines here. Keeping people away from the land—from their land—like this, it’s evil. It’s a kind of murder.”
She looks over the woman’s head and straight at Francesca Meadows as she shouts: “I’m talking to you, by the way! I don’t care that you clearly paid off the council, whatever it was you did. As far as we’re concerned these woods belong to us more than they ever will to you. So you can just let us carry on through here, or we can really make a scene. What’s it gonna be?” The manager takes a step back, uncertain. There’s a split-second glance toward the owner. Perhaps the tiniest inclination of Francesca Meadows’s golden head. Then the manager mutters something to the little crew. Whatever it is it seems to work because after a moment’s deliberation they carry on their way. Straight through the clearing—looking around in distaste. Beneath the force of their glares the lounging guests sit up a little straighter, rearrange their rumpled clothing. One of the trespassers tips a cocktail over with her foot and the group departs to the sound of breaking glass.
The harpist resumes her playing, the barman picks up his cocktail shaker.
But I can feel it. Something in the air has changed.
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Lucy Foley
Hello and welcome to my author page! Whether you’ve read my books before, are thinking of trying one out or just landed here by chance (or fate…?) it’s great to see you!
I’m the No.1 New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author of The Hunting Party, The Guest List and most recently The Midnight Feast. It’s set at a luxury new countryside resort built on old secrets beside an ancient wood. The opening weekend takes place during a heatwave (and with a big summer solstice celebration) and temperatures and tensions are rising, the local community is incensed by the influx of wealthy newcomers and some unexpected guests have come to stay. Then a body is found…
A little about me: I always knew I wanted to work with books somehow, so I studied English at university before working in a bookshop, a literary agency and then as a fiction editor at a big publishing house, during which time I realised that every book starts off as a messy first draft full of plot holes and mistakes. I thought I’d have a go at writing myself — the result of which was my first historical fiction novel, The Book of Lost and Found. I wrote two more historicals, The Invitation and Last Letter to Istanbul, before turning to the dark side and writing my first crime thriller, The Hunting Party: my first Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller and Waterstones Book of the Month, set over New Year’s Eve at a remote, snowy spot in the Scottish Highlands.
Next came The Guest List, a murder mystery set at a wedding on an island off the coast of Ireland, which was a Reese’s Book Club pick, a Goodreads Choice Awards winner, a Waterstones Book of the Month, and has sold over three million copies. Then came The Paris Apartment, which is a number one New York Times bestseller and Sunday Times bestseller.
My books have been translated into over 40 languages and all three murder mysteries are currently being adapted for TV and film.
I’ve also written a short story for the brand new Marple collection, a brand new series of short stories featuring Agatha Christie’s legendary detective Jane Marple, alongside writers such as Val McDermid, Kate Mosse, Alyssa Cole, Ruth Ware and Leigh Bardugo, out September 2022 to coincide with Christie’s birthday!
If you enjoy my books or want to say hi, I’d love to hear from you: I’m @lucyfoleytweets on Twitter and @lucyfoleyauthor on Instagram, or you can check out my Facebook author page @lucyfoleyauthor Hope to see you there! And if you click the yellow 'follow' button, Amazon will send you an email when I have a new release, or if there's a promotion you might be interested in. It's the best way to make sure you never miss a book!
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Lyapa
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The PERFECT book!!!
Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2024
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I DEVOURED this read!! Such a well-thought-out, well-put-together story! Not only were the storyline and imagery amazing, but there were so many twists and turns and jaw-dropping moments in the book! Additionally, the book was just the right amount of spooky and creepy, keeping you on the edge of the seat, but had so many sweet moments. Wow. I loved the characters, I loved the multiple POVs, and the entire concept was so unique. Awesome read. If I could give it more than 5 stars, I would!! Hats off to you, Lucy! I’ve never read a book like this before! Incredible and so beautiful.
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DJ
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Absolutely phenomenal
Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2024
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EXCUSE ME, while I pick my jaw up off the floor! OMG !this book was beyond PHENOMENAL. The TWISTS just kept coming. This book had me on the edge of my seat from beginning to end! I loved everything about it from the summer solstice setting, to the folklore, to the modern day present & of course MORE! This is the BEST book that Foley has written so far!! it is the BEST book I have read all year!!! absolutely hands-down, solid 5 stars! I suggest you run out and grab this book this is my New FAVORITE and will have a nice display on my bookshelf! THAT COVER!!!!!!!!!
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Mae Clair
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An excellent mystery!
Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2024
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A twisted novel of dark deeds, old secrets, and folklore. Lucy Foley is a go-to author for me, and this book is proof why. I think it’s her best yet. I loved the edge-of-the-forest setting for the resort, the creepy woods behind the manor, the legend of The Birds and the what-will-happen-next-intrigue of the summer journal. Of the POV characters, Francesca Meadows, is over-the-top loathsome, but so good at it, you can’t help appreciating how cold, selfish, fake-friendly, and manipulative she is. A character you love to hate.
With the wide assortment of characters comes a myriad of plot threads, and they all tie together superbly at the end. Shockingly well, with more than a few jaw-drop moments along the way. I was gob-smacked more than once. I devoured this book in two days and hated to see it end.
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