The club : a novel. [book discussion kit]

Format:

Book

Title:

The club : a novel. [book discussion kit]

Other title(s):

Book discussion kit: The club : a novel.

Club : Everyone's dying to join...

Author:

Lloyd, Ellery author

ISBN:

9780062997432

Edition:

First Harper paperbacks edition.

Publication:

[Newberg, Oregon : CCRLS, 2023]

Physical Description:

10 books (308 pages ; 24 cm), 1 discussion guide ; in container.

Series title(s):

Reese's book club.

General Note:

Reese's Book Club March 2022 pick.

Edition of book used: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2022]

Plastic tote containing ten copies of the title.

Summary:

"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." -- description from publisher's website. https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-club-ellery-lloyd?variant=39402950098978

Envisioned as a luxurious home-away from-home for Very Important People, The Home Group is a 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. But behind the scenes, tensions are at breaking point. As tempers fray and behaviour worsens, as things get more sinister by the hour and the body count piles up, some of Home's members begin to wish they'd never RSVP'd at all.

Local Note:

For use by CCRLS libraries only. Not available for inter-library loan.

Subject(s):

Celebrities -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

Genre:

Detective and mystery fiction.

Holds:

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Summary

A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

"Are you ready for the roller coaster ride that is The Club? . . . A beautifully written, densely plotted murder mystery that takes place at a private club off the coast of England. Read about a luxurious, celeb-only island during a weekend of partying and ultimately murder." --Reese Witherspoon (Reese's Book Club March '22 Pick)

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.

Reviews (3)

Publisher's Weekly Review

This masterly thriller from the pseudonymous Lloyd (People like Her) effectively delays revealing who among the large cast of characters has died violently. Ned Groom has created exclusive clubs around the world for the elite of the elite, who pay huge sums to have their every whim catered to. Groom has just launched his most spectacular branch yet, on a private island 90 minutes from London, accessible by car only by a causeway at low tide. Its amenities include Poseidon, a fishbowl-like restaurant with views of the surrounding sea. The prologue, in which two unidentified people in a Land Rover halfway across the causeway realize they aren't going to make it as the tide rapidly rises, is followed by a Vanity Fair article, "Murder on the Island," which describes Poseidon patrons noticing a submerged Land Rover and its grim contents outside the window. That development and the discovery of a body on the island turn "the party of the year" into "the murder mystery of the decade." Flashbacks provide an array of suspects and motives. Lloyd (husband-and-wife writing team Collette Lyons and Paul Vlitos) makes the reader care about even unappealing characters, and the payoff is completely satisfying. Fans of Ruth Ware's One by One will be riveted. Agent: Hillary Jacobson, ICM Partners. (Apr.)

Booklist Review

At Ned Groom's lavish clubs, where decadence reigns supreme, only the glitzy elite have access. Named after Ned's ancestor Henry Home, the Home line of establishments has grown larger and more elaborate every year. Ned's new opening is the most audacious yet. He's purchased an island off the coast of Britain, making it his Island Home. All the most famous celebrities are there: actor Jackson Crane, boy-band superstar Frankie Hunter, legendary director Ron Cox's son, Kurt, and many more. Then there is the staff: Nikki, Jess, and Annie, who've been drawn into Home's toxic web in various ways. An article in Vanity Fair, interspersed with the text, draws out the suspense of what really happened that weekend on Island Home. Lloyd (People Like Her, 2021), the pseudonym for a married set of authors, delivers a satisfying and multifaceted thriller. As in Lucy Foley's smash The Guest List (2020), readers see the plot unfold from multiple angles while the characters' dirty secrets are revealed. A perfect suggestion for lovers of locked-room and island mysteries.

Library Journal Review

The Home Group is a worldwide series of members-only clubs catering to A-plus-list celebrities, and its crown jewel will supposedly be Island Home off England's coast. As the guests arrive for the opening, the overworked staffers struggle to keep their own secrets tamped down and the guests' outré behavior out of sight. And then the dead bodies start piling up. From the pseudonymous London-based husband-and-wife writing team Collette Lyons and Paul Vlitos, whose debut, People Like Her, sold to television and 13 territories. With a 35,000-copy first printing.