For those who like Ruth Ware, Lucy Foley has a similarly intoxicating blend of psychological thriller and gothic funhouse. Old resentments emerge, new hatreds grow, and a storm traps everyone on the island until bloody resolution is achieve. When the guests begin to arrive at a remote Irish island for the fabulous wedding of a golden couple, things of course take a turn downhill. Lucy Foley, The Guest List (William Morrow) – Dwyer Murphy, CrimeReads Editor-in-Chief This is a dark and nuanced novel that dissects financial crime at the highest levels. (We named his last effort, Every Man a Menace, one of the ten best crime novels of the decade, so you know we’re serious about this.) In Clean Hands, he zeroes in on the world of big law, as a cache of lost documents ensnares a high-priced firm in a blackmail scandal and a young lawyer and an ex-CIA fixer try to fix the mess only to wade deeper into the abyss. Hoffman is one of the foremost practitioners in crime fiction today, a skilled storyteller who weaves together complex narratives to give readers an illuminating look at the darkened links binding global crime and corruption together.
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