When did you guess who the victim was? And when the murderer?.Do you need privileged characters and a luxury setting for this type of book?.Was the ending satisfying? Is tying up all the loose ends necessary for this genre?.Do you think the twists and turns of the plot enhanced the storyline?.Were the ‘hidden clues’ scattered effectively?.

Red herrings – poachers, highland ripper.Complicated back stories and Stereotyped characters.Discussion of the book as an example of the Mystery/Crime/Suspense genre.The book was chosen for its cold and snowy theme – were the scenes well described, did the atmosphere come across in the reading?.What did you think of the book? How long did it take you to read?.But just how close is too close? Discussion Questions for The Hunting Party Keep your friends close, the old adage goes. Amid the boisterous revelry of New Year’s Eve, the cord holding them together snaps. But after a decade, the weight of secret resentments has grown too heavy for the group’s tenuous nostalgia to bear. The trip began innocently enough: admiring the stunning if foreboding scenery, champagne in front of a crackling fire, and reminiscences about the past. Two days later, on New Year’s Day, one of them is dead. They arrive on December 30th, just before a historic blizzard seals the lodge off from the outside world. During the languid days of the Christmas break, a group of thirtysomething friends from Oxford meet to welcome in the New Year together, a tradition they began as students ten years ago.įor this vacation, they’ve chosen an idyllic and isolated estate in the Scottish Highlands-the perfect place to get away and unwind by themselves. Our book group book for January 2020 is The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley.

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