by Lucy Foley is the latest summer thriller from the author of The Guest List. Like its predecessor, The Midnight Feast exposes dark forces working beneath the glittering facade of a glossy, expensive event. It’s the summer solstice party and opening night for The Manor, a historic estate turned exclusive retreat in the English countryside run by Francesca Meadows, an irritatingly perfect social media influencer who used to spend summers in the village. As wealthy guests from London dressed in expensive linen sip artisanal cocktails amidst the trees, resentment simmers among locals who feel that the retreat is taking over land that has, for centuries, belonged to the village. And then there are hints of something darker, perhaps even supernatural, lurking in the trees. Are they just superstitions? Or have Francesca and her monied ilk really angered forces beyond their control?