The bride – The plus one – The best man – The wedding planner – The bridesmaid – The body

On an island off the coast of Ireland, guests gather to celebrate two people joining their lives together as one. The groom: handsome and charming, a rising television star. The bride: smart and ambitious, a magazine publisher. 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 cell phone service may be spotty and the waves may be rough, but every detail has been expertly planned and will be expertly executed.

But perfection is for plans, and people are all too human. As the champagne is popped and the festivities begin, resentments and petty jealousies begin to mingle with the reminiscences and well wishes. The groomsmen begin the drinking game from their school days. The bridesmaid not-so-accidentally ruins her dress. The bride’s oldest (male) friend gives an uncomfortably caring toast.

And then someone turns up dead. Who didn’t wish the happy couple well? And perhaps more important, why?

露西•福利，英国当红侦探小说作家，被英国媒体誉为“当代阿加莎·克里斯蒂”。福利在杜伦大学和伦敦大学主修英国文学。之后，她做过几年小说编辑，在那段时间里，她开始创作自己的第一部小说《失与得之书》。露西现在是百万畅销书作家，忙于旅行取材、绘画和创作她的下一本小说。代表作品：《狩猎聚会》《宾客名单》。