The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby: the intoxicating and darkly glamourous mystery from the bestselling authors of Reese Witherspoon bookclub pick, The Club
English
By (author): Ellery Lloyd
'Intoxicating, enthralling, compelling' Harriet Tyce
Bold and ambitious and consuming from start to finish Louise Candlish
A stunning, intricately plotted and clever mystery Claire Douglas
Think The Secret History meets Saltburn Holly Watt
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Some women cant be erased from history . . .
A story of love and madness, of obsession and revenge.
Paris, 1938: Runaway heiress Juliette Willoughby perishes, with her married lover, in an accidental studio fire alongside her Surrealist masterpiece, Self-Portrait as Sphinx.
Cambridge, 1991: Two art history students stumble across proof something sinister was at play in Juliette's death, threatening to expose the long-buried secrets of the artist's aristocratic family.
Dubai, now: An art dealer is accused of the brutal murder of his oldest friend the last surviving member of the Willoughby dynasty.
Three suspicious deaths over the course of a century.
Is the key to unlocking them all hidden in Juliette Willoughbys lost painting?
From the author of The Club, a Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick, The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby is Ellery Lloyd's compulsive multiple - timeline mystery a story of love and madness, of obsession and revenge.
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A clever, richly imagined, first-class mystery. A story both thrilling and deeply layered, touching and fun. I loved it. Chris Whitaker
A whip smart page turner with twists and turns that'll keep a hold on you right up until the final, gripping denouement. A terrific, hands down, five star read. John Marrs
A big complex thriller about art, family secrets and dark academia and is hugely entertaining and fun. Fans of The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair will love it. Mark Edwards