From Goodreads: From the author of People Like Her comes a smart and sinister murder mystery set in the secretive world of exclusive celebrity clubs.
Everyone's Dying to Join . . .
The Home Group is a glamorous collection of celebrity members' clubs dotted across the globe, where the rich and famous can party hard and then crash out in its five-star suites, far from the prying eyes of fans and the media.
The most spectacular of all is Island Home—a closely-guarded, ultraluxurious resort, just off the English coast—and its three-day launch party is easily the most coveted A-list invite of the decade.
But behind the scenes, tensions are at breaking point: the ambitious and expensive project has pushed the Home Group's CEO and his long-suffering team to their absolute limits. All of them have something to hide—and that's before the beautiful people with their own ugly secrets even set foot on the island.
As tempers fray and behavior worsens, as things get more sinister by the hour and the body count piles up, some of Island Home’s members will begin to wish they’d never made the guest list.
Because at this club, if your name’s on the list, you’re not getting out.
SPOILER FREE REVIEW! The Club by Ellery Lloyd is a fantastic closed-room mystery! Written from the perspectives of a new report as well as four people connected to the internationally renowned celebrity "Home" clubs, this book is for sure an interesting read. While the pacing overall feels slower than other thriller/mystery genre books, it is definitely worth sticking with. I would definitely classify this book as being a slow burn. Through the first 1/3, I definitely didn't get through it quickly. It was a little bit of a struggle to follow with so many perspectives. But as the story progressed, the very things that were less compelling at the beginning for me morphed into a plus. I don't always like books that have so many narrators, but it worked so well for this one. I absolutely recommend this book, and I recommend sticking out the beginning as it really sets the scene for the drama and mystery that unfolds. Normally, I try to avoid comparing books to works by other authors, but this book truly felt like a modern day Agatha Christie tale. It was set up very well, and at the end, I almost wanted to go back and reread it to see how much I would pick up from the beginning now that I knew the resolution. If you've been on the fence about this one, I highly recommend giving it a chance! *I received an ARC from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions and views in this review are my own. ~ Charlotte |
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