The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby - Ellery Lloyd

Intoxicating, enthralling, compelling Harriet TyceBold and ambitious and consuming from start to finish Louise CandlishA stunning, intricately plotted and clever mystery Claire DouglasThink The Secret History meets Saltburn Holly Watt********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 Juliettes death, threatening to expose the long-buried secrets of the artists 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 Lloyds compulsive multiple - timeline mystery a story of love and madness, of obsession and revenge.********A clever, richly imagined, first-class mystery. A story both thrilling and deeply layered, touching and fun. I loved it. Chris WhitakerA whip smart page turner with twists and turns thatll keep a hold on you right up until the final, gripping denouement. A terrific, hands down, five star read. John MarrsA 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