This quote perfectly sums up the atmosphere that the landscape creates. Couple this with the snowfall and the fact that they are then stranded at the Lodge with no means of transport to leave, and you have the most perfect setting for a crime novel. The Lodge, with its modern quaintness, set beside a beautiful though eerie loch, in an area that was once part of a whiskey smuggling venture, it sings the tune of a modern Agatha Christie mystery. Set in the Highlands of Scotland, in as rural a place as is possible to be, the Lodge and it’s surrounding emptiness is the Perfect Place for a crime novel. I want no spoilers here.įirst for the setting. It’s really hard to review this book without giving the plot away. This book kept me up till 2am because I had to know what was going to happen. It was only when I saw it was 99p on the Kindle Store that I thought I’d give it a go. I love the occasional Agatha Christie, but I haven’t read a contemporary crime since The Girl On The Train. I used to love crime fiction, but somewhere down the line I stopped reading it. So The Hunting Party has been around for a bit now, and though I saw only good things, I didn’t really think about reading it. Not an accident – a murder among friends.” Review: In a remote hunting lodge, deep in the Scottish wilderness, old friends gather for New Year. Title: The Hunting Party Author: Lucy Foley Genre: Crime Fiction Material source: Kindle My rating: 5/5 🌟.
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