![]() ![]() The cell phone service may be spotty and the waves may be rough, but every detail has been expertly planned and will be expertly executed.īut perfection is for plans, and people are all too human.Īs the champagne is popped and the festivities begin, resentments and petty jealousies begin to mingle with the reminiscences and well wishes. It’s a wedding for a magazine, or for a celebrity: the designer dress, the remote location, the luxe party favors, the boutique whiskey. The bride: smart and ambitious, a magazine publisher. The groom: handsome and charming, a rising television star. ![]() ![]() On an island off the coast of Ireland, guests gather to celebrate two people joining their lives together as one. The bride – The plus one – The best man – The wedding planner – The bridesmaid – The body A wedding celebration turns dark and deadly in this deliciously wicked and atmospheric thriller reminiscent of Agatha Christie from the New York Times bestselling author of The Hunting Party. ![]()
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She meets with a brick wall, however, of lawyers and bankers none of whom seem to know exactly where Mrs Lancaster might be… This is a late Christie, published in 1968, and as with many of the later books the plotting isn’t as tight as when she was at her peak. Tuppence, with nothing but her instincts to go on, finds this puzzling and worrying, and decides to track Mrs Lancaster down. But they discover Mrs Lancaster has gone – collected by her relatives. A few weeks later Aunt Ada dies and when they return to the home to collect her belongings, Tuppence determines to speak to Mrs Lancaster again. 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