Once again she blown me away.

Is there nothing she cant do.

Cant wait for more, brilliant read from start to finish.

Another triumph from Clare Mackintosh! A body washes up on New Years Day on the idyllic lake, which is the backdrop to this intriguing mystery of whodunnit. One side of the lake is in England with the other side being in Wales - and the dead man, Welsh by birth had developed his dead father’s land for luxury chalet holiday homes sold to the English. Everyone seemed to have a motive to kill him and the beauty of the writing leads the reader down one alley, then another. The story unfolds like an onion with layers and overlaps. The two main characters are from English and Welsh police forces and their working relationship is challenging but realistic. I really enjoyed reading this and will recommend it to all my friends.

The Last Party by Clare Mackintosh was another one of my favourite books I have read this year. Like all her books I was gripped from the beginning till the end But, this one is special its a start of a brand new series (Yes!)
and a psychological thriller and is set in the atmospheric location of Llyn Drych, (Mirror Lake) which is nestled beside the village of Cwm Coed under the shadow of Pen y Ddraig mountain, which is on the border between Wales and England. Plus with a new exciting character DC Ffion Morgan which I loved, I am looking forward reading the book within this new series,

I highly recommend this new book. I loved it,

I love this this is the first in the series and not that last we will have heard from Ffion!

Really enjoyed this book and the way each of the many characters had its own story that intertwined with the other characters.

Really love that it’s set in Wales, the writing of the landscape is perfect.

Im delighted this is the first in a new series as I'm sure it is going to be a runaway success. The main character DC Ffion Morgan is superb. Her investigation into the death of celebrity Rhys Lloyd includes suspects who she knows quite well. The plot throughout had me guessing at every turn. The characters were intriguing and well depicted. So many secrets to be uncovered. A fantastic read and I'm looking forward to the next book in the series

As always Claire Mackintosh creates a gripping and nail biting read. I couldn't put this book down and was guessing right up to the last chapter Don't miss this nail biting and brilliant read, and hopefully we will get to see more from Ffion in the not too distant future.

I'm a great fan of Clare Macintosh having read and enjoyed all of her previous books so was delighted to get the chance of reading The Last Party. Although I found the book rather slow to start with as all the many characters were introduced, it really picked up the pace half way through. A very enjoyable read which is the first in a series featuring DC Ffion Morgan. There were lots of twists and turns and the ending came as a complete surprise..

Clare never fails to be incredible and her first go at writing a series is no different. Brilliant plot, fantastic characters, Clare's signature writing style.
Loved it!

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“A place like Cwm Coed needs four generations in the graveyard before you can call yourself local.”

On New Year's Eve, Rhys Lloyd has a house full of guests for a party to end all parties. But not everyone is there to celebrate. By midnight, Rhys will be floating dead in the freezing waters of the lake.
On New Year's Day, DC Ffion Morgan has a village full of suspects - her neighbours, friends and family - and Ffion has her own secrets to protect. With a lie uncovered at every turn, soon the question isn't who wanted Rhys dead . . . but who finally killed him.

Clare Mackintosh’s newest psychological thriller is the first in a brand new crime series set in North Wales, lead by Detective Constable Ffion Morgan.

The book opens with a murder and the characters are introduced as DC Ffion proceeds with the investigation. Meanwhile, the events leading up to the murder are built up in the past from the point of view of the locals and the Shore Residents.

Even with multiple POVs, Mackintosh doesn’t loosen her grip on the pace. The story is plotted flawlessly and you quickly familiarise yourself with all the different characters as you weave through their understanding of how things happened.

One of the reasons I love Clare Mackintosh’s books is because she leads you down multiple paths. She refuses to reveal the suspense until the last moment and even then, she might smack you with a twist so hard it will turn your interpretation of the book on its axis.

Another Mackintosh classic with a relentlessly gripping mystery that leaves you gasping for breath. I can’t wait to read what Ffion Morgan does next.

This ARC courtesy of NetGalley and Little Brown Book Group, UK.

I'm a big fan of Clare's previous books so was absolutely thrilled to be invited on the book tour for this one!
The story goes between the past and the present, every chapter or two. Though it's easy to follow and allows the story to slowly develop. There are quite a lot of characters but they all seem so relatable and you get to know them through the story so it's easy to fit in with them all with it being confusing.
I love the character of Ffion, she's intelligent, feisty and flawed, all the attributes of a great fictional detective. It's so exciting to have a new female detective series, I can't wait for the next installment!
It's quite hard to review whilst not giving any spoilers but don't worry about trying to work out who the suspects are, you won't, just enjoy the ride 😁

This was a slow build up with not much happening until towards the end. But even towards the end it was slow paced. I felt the over description of the scenery too much I did like the ending so based on that I gave it a three star.

Thanks goes to net galley and the publishers for providing a copy in exchange for an honest review.

The Shore. Glitzy holiday havens for the rich and famous. A New Year's Eve party welcoming the locals to try and ease tension with these rich interlopers. However, a body is found the following morning. Everyone becomes a potential suspect as everyone seems to hold a grievance with the deceased. A light and intriguing thriller. An enjoyable read.

The Last Party by Clare Mackintosh is the first in a brand new series featuring DC Ffion Morgan. Predominantly set in beautiful Wales, this is a police procedural thriller that will keep you guessing throughout. Although different to her previous novels, The Last Party does however feature the many twists, turns, shocks and surprises I’ve come to expect from a Clare Mackintosh book.

It’s New Year’s Day and the tiny Welsh community of Cwm Coed have gathered for their annual swim. But no sooner have they taken to the water of the freezing cold Mirror Lake than an alarmed cry rings out. The body of a man has been found floating face down in the water. But who is he? And why on earth would anyone want him dead?

DC Ffion Morgan soon finds herself working alongside DC Leo Brady as the hunt for a killer gets underway. The dead man is the wealthy co-owner of The Shore, a lakeside complex that comes under the jurisdiction of the English side of the border. But following a lively New Year’s Eve party at the complex the night before, there are witnesses who fall on both sides of the border, making it a joint investigation between the Welsh and English police.

The story is told from various points of view, the narrative moving between the past and the present as more and more details are slowly revealed. As the list of murder suspects grows longer, long held secrets begin to emerge that could blow the whole case wide apart…

The Last Party is a clever page turner of a psychological thriller that kept me on my toes from beginning to end, throwing in curveballs along the way that took me completely by surprise, changing everything I thought I knew and turning the story completely on its head.

With strong characters and an emotive storyline, Clare Mackintosh has surpassed herself once again. Wales was very much a character in its own right, with the tension between the Welsh community of Cwm Coed and the English lakeside lodge owners becoming more and more palpable as the story continued. I loved the growing partnership between Ffion Morgan and Leo Brady and can’t wait to see where the series is going to take these two complicated but likeable characters next.

Writing a review of The Last Party without giving anything away isn’t easy, so all I will say is that it’s a fantastic read with complex, interesting characters who never fail to surprise right up until the final page has been turned.

The Last Party is everything I hoped it would be and more and is a stunning crime thriller that I would highly recommend.

There are plenty of dark secrets in this gripping whodunnit. This is the first in a new police crime series featuring the charismatic heroine, DC Ffion Morgan. On New Year's Eve, local Welsh boy done well Rhys Lloyd, is hosting a big splash party for the local community at his luxury lakeside holiday home development. But by the end of the night his body is found floating in the lake. Ffion will need to wade through a village full of suspects to undercover the truth. An atmospheric unputdownable thriller that wows.

Brilliant as usual. I'm really hoping we will be seeing more of Ffion Morgan. Claire Mackintosh never disappoints, I highly recommend.

would like to thank netgalley and the publisher for letting me read this shocking book

rhys lloyd is having a new years eve party like no other, all his neighbours and some of the villagers are invited but by morning he will be found dead in the water

there are quite a few characters to get your head around and at times a bit confusing but who amongst the party guests and villagers wanted him dead....

red herrings galore with this one with many a twist and turn to it...

When washed up Welsh singer Rhys Lloyd is found dead in a Welsh lake close to his home town it soon becomes apparent that there are many people in the locality who really did not like him. He was not a pleasant man at all.
DC Ffion Morgan and DC Leo Brady are flung together to investigate- Ffion from the Welsh police and Leo from Cheshire as the lake and the swish resort where Rhys and his family were staying was right on the border.
However Lloyd’s death stirs up a lot of bad feelings and secrets and even Ffion herself has something to hide. The private lives of Ffion and Leo become just as important as the case itself and there is definitely a spark between the two which they try to hide. Fiona is local and seems to be inextricably linked to many of the suspects making the investigation extremely difficult.
The suspects themselves are all carefully described by the author through flashbacks to the fatal night and the build up to it although the reader has no idea who the perpetrator is until the very end of the book.
There are a number of people to investigate- those in the small welsh town and also the wealthy English lodge owners who had been celebrating New Years Eve. All have reason to want Rhys Lloyd dead.
I enjoyed “The Last Party” although there were a lot of characters to get my head around and I didn’t think the dual time line worked quite as well as it could have. I’ve read and loved the author’s other books and in my opinion this one wasn’t quite as compelling as her previous novels.
However it was an entertaining murder mystery with some clever twists and I shall certainly be looking out for any future books by Clare Mackintosh. A solid four stars from me.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for my arc.

Last Party is a compelling murder mystery told with warmth, welcoming DC Ffion Morgan and her small community in Wales. The story althought slow as in theory, only spans 10 days with a few flashbacks it has
lots of twist and turns with a host of interesting characters. The characters are all relevant to the storyline, and they were all written really well. The book is well interwoven with everyone’s points of view and the piecing together of the timeline with overlaps from one perspective to another. i found the story to be cleverly executed, a great crime mystery.

I've really enjoyed Clare Mackintosh's books and The Last Party was no different. A highly entertaining murder mystery with bags of atmosphere and tense moments.

It's New Years Eve and Rhys Lloyd has a house full of guests. On new Years Day Police officer Ffion Morgan will have a dead body floating on a lake and a community of suspects.

I love a whodunnit and this one has bags of atmosphere! It's set in the beautiful backdrop of Wales and has a small tight knit community where everybody knows everybody. Not everybody knows everybody else's secrets though and believe me they have them. With pretty much everyone having motive to kill Rhys the race is on to find the guilty party.

I did struggle with the pacing slightly. It seemed in places quite slow and I don't know how invested I was by the time the conclusion was drawn. I didn't guess the ending which is always a positive but sometimes just felt like I didn't really care. There's a huge cast of characters and although I liked Ffion most of them are pretty unlikeable. Don't get me wrong I did enjoy this book and I would continue on with the series. It was good, and I think it has potential it just didn't wow me.