Petrecerea de vânătoare

A group of old Oxford friends meet for New Year. They have kept this custom since their student days, ten years ago. This time, they choose a remote lodge in Scotland’s mountains. They enjoy the views, share champagne by the fire, and recall their past. But old grudges soon strain their bonds. A fierce snowstorm cuts them off as their friendship breaks down. Two days later, on New Year’s Day, one friend is dead. Someone else in the group has killed them.

Lucy Foley’s crime novel suits readers of closed-circle murder mysteries. It explores how years of shared history can hide deep anger. The remote setting draws on a secluded part of Scotland. This was Foley’s first crime novel. This edition belongs to the Fiction Connection series. Its original title is The Hunting Party.

Foley studied English literature at Durham and UCL. She worked as a fiction editor before writing full-time. She also wrote three historical novels, translated into 16 languages. Her journalism has appeared in ES Magazine, Sunday Times Style, and Grazia.