The Midnight Feast (Lucy Foley)

Another excellent thriller by Lucy Foley and as always, difficult to review without giving away too much.
It is opening day of the Manor, in Dorset, the pride and joy of Francesca. It is a luxury retreat, full of new age rituals, luxuries and pampering. It welcomes many wealthy clients and seems very luxurious, and this does not go down well with some of the locals.
Everyone is busy getting things ready. Is is a whirlwind of activity and of people. Francesca is in charge and looking stunning, as usual. She, her employees and her guests are the voices of the story and they, in turn, paint this picture where details arise slowly. They all act strangely. Why? And who are they? A body is found and little by little, a dark and uncomfortable past is brought back in the middle of what should have been a wonderful day. Why? Because nothing is what it seems and no one is what they seem. And secrets cannot always be buried for ever.
This is a dark and slow roast of a thriller, with touches of mystery and imaginary creatures meeting in the woods, strange birds reminiscent of Hitchcock. Dark secrets as well that return to haunt those who have done wrong. And, as in other Lucy Foley’s books, this real talent for taking the reader along in the story, create some discomfort and lead us to wrong conclusions and to many questions, right until the end.
It is one of those books you can’t put down.

You can listen to Lucy Foley talking about the book and her writing in this nice video and this interview.