「我太愛這本書了!這本書就像經典的克莉斯蒂懸疑小說,帶給讀者一波又一波的閱讀快感。」-《緘默的病人》暢銷書作者艾力克斯.麥可利迪斯
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在這個位處愛爾蘭外海,手機訊號不穩定的小島上,一場世紀婚禮正準備上演。帥氣迷人,聲勢高漲的電視男星,即將迎娶聰明又有抱負的線上雜誌女編輯。出自設計師之手的禮服、奢華的宴會、特選的精品威士忌,伴隨著海浪聲,一切都在精心策劃下進行著。
然而完美的終歸只是紙上計劃,難以預測的是面具底下的真實人心。香檳才剛開,蛋糕都還沒切,伴隨著尖叫聲而起的,是一場血淋淋的謀殺案,真正的宴會序幕拉開。一群彷彿回到學生時期,互相灌酒的伴郎們,另一邊是「不小心」毀掉新娘服的伴娘,還有那位致辭發表內容不太順耳的新娘「男性」友人。這裡的祝福混雜了仇恨與嫉妒,人人都有自己的秘密,人人看似都有動機,到底兇手是誰?又為何要破壞這如童話般的婚禮呢?
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
“I loved this book. It gave me the same waves of happiness I get from curling up with a classic Christie...The alternating points of view keep you guessing, and guessing wrong.” — Alex Michaelides, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Patient
"Evok[es] the great Agatha Christie classics…Pay close attention to seemingly throwaway details about the characters’ pasts. They are all clues.” -- New York Times Book Review
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.
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?