Random Things Tours: The Last Party by Clare Mackintosh

 

An atmospheric thriller set in a village at the Welsh-English border, The Last Party, the newest by the bestseller author Clare Mackintosh is a procedural murder investigation with lots of suspects, a victim whose death revealed a lot of skeletons in the closet and police investigators equally non-disclosing stories from their past.

At a holiday home near Lake Mirror, the successful opera singer Rhys Lloyd invited the village to enjoy a slice of his new wealth - and eventually a glass of champagne, for the NYE´s party. A former opera singer celebrity, his career moved in a different direction lately, nevertheless he smells new money and glamour. All this will be gone until the end of the party. This will be his last party as soon he will be found death on the lake. 

The question: ´Who did it?´ is very hard to answer, and the more suspects are added to the list, the more dirty secrets from Lloyd´s life are revealed. On a different scale, DC Ffion Morgan and DC Leon Brady of Cheshire aren´t so innocent either, but being an adult means also that you may have a selective memory about your own past, isn´t it?

Being revealed the diverse histories of the characters is more interesting than the journey itself to find out the culprits. I am usually a lover of thriller action and following the investigation is what matters the most, but this time, I dared to make a difference and follow the interaction between characters, both in the present time but particularly through their past histories. It is a different way to proceed to the solution and I was delighted to accept the challenge.

The book is the first from the series aimed to feature DC Morgan and I can´t wait to read more mysteries investigated by her.

The Last Party is written in the vein of a classical thriller, that requires both passion and patience from the reader. I hope it will not take too long until will be able to read a new adventure from this series or any other book by Mackintosh. 

Rating: 4.5 stars

Disclaimer: Book offered as part of the book tour but the opinions are, as usual, my own