Happy publication day to Clare Mackintosh for The Last Party! Thanks to Little, Brown for allowing me to read an ARC via NetGalley. Before I give you my review, here’s the blurb.
The Blurb
On New Year’s Eve, Rhys Lloyd has a house full of guests.
His lakeside holiday homes are a success, and he’s generously invited the village to drink champagne with their wealthy new neighbours. This will be the party to end all parties.
But not everyone is there to celebrate. By midnight, Rhys will be floating dead in the freezing waters of the lake.
On New Year’s Day, DC Ffion Morgan has a village full of suspects.
The tiny community is her home, so the suspects are her neighbours, friends and family – and Ffion has her own secrets to protect.
With a lie uncovered at every turn, soon the question isn’t who wanted Rhys dead…but who finally killed him.
In a village with this many secrets, a murder is just the beginning.
The Review
I’ve loved all of Clare’s crime books and ‘I Let You Go’ has always been my favourite. Until now. DC Ffion Morgan has pushed poor Jenna aside! ‘The Last Party’ is absolutely brilliant!
Annoyingly, I couldn’t work out who was responsible. Although, one hunch I had proved to be right. Clare Mackintosh has given us a whole heap of plausible suspects for us to consider. But the stars of the book are DC Ffion Morgan and DC Leo Brady. Each have their own dilemmas but they dovetail so well together. I know this is the start of a series for Ffion Morgan, so I hope that Leo Brady will be back too.
The setting in North Wales is divine and I like the way that Clare looked at how the local Welsh people felt when the rich English moved in. It’s not so much looking at Welsh nationalism but more the importance on preserving Welsh heritage. The sense of local community is strong and in that way, it reminded me of ‘Keeping Faith’ with everyone knowing each other’s business. In fact, this would make an excellent TV series.
‘The Last Party’ has earned itself a place in my top ten reads of 2022.
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The Author
Clare Mackintosh is the multi-award-winning author of five Sunday Times bestselling novels. Translated into forty languages, her books have sold more than two million copies worldwide, have been New York Times and international bestsellers and have spent a combined total of 64 weeks in the Sunday Times bestseller chart. Clare lives in North Wales with her husband and their three children.
For more information visit Clare’s website http://www.claremackintosh.com or find her at http://www.facebook.com/ClareMackWrites or on Twitter @ClareMackint0sh
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