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Lucy Foley is a British novelist whose work spans earlier historical fiction and bestselling contemporary mystery-thrillers. She is best known for The Hunting Party, The Guest List, and The Paris Apartment, ensemble suspense novels noted for claustrophobic settings and multiple perspectives. Her books are widely translated and have reached broad international commercial audiences.

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I wanted to read a modern murder mystery. So that’s what I wrote
-I wanted to read a modern murder mystery. So that’s what I wrote
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I have to remind myself that everyone’s different
-How To Craft The Perfect Country House Murder Mystery
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I tend to write in a notebook first and then type it up later
-Lucy Foley's Many Twists, Turns, and Mysterious Ways
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When I’m writing, and I find myself in a plot hole, I think what would Agatha do?
-Lucy Foley: ‘I love a really well-written yarn’
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Everyone should be a suspect
-Lucy Foley on Agatha Christie and Locked-Room Mysteries
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I love an unreliable narrator
-What Should I Read Next? Episode 441
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The more I pulled a thread, the more I found…
-Six Stunning Tales of Folk Horror

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"Lucy Foley is really very clever"

Anthony Horowitz

"Lucy Foley is such an extraordinary talent"

Kimberley Young

"Lucy Foley is the number-one Sunday Times bestselling author of The Hunting Party and The Guest List"

BookTrib

"Lucy Foley is queen of the locked room mystery"

The Guardian

"The Paris Apartment is the sixth of Lucy Foley’s highly acclaimed and gripping psychological thrillers"

The Big Thrill

"Foley is superb"

The Times

"Lucy Foley is a successful historical-fiction writer in England, but in The Hunting Party, she shifts gears"

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