Friday, November 7, 2025

Five titles featuring fatal friendship failings

Born in the Midwest, Jenna Satterthwaite grew up in Spain, lived briefly in France, and is now happily settled in Chicago with her husband and three kids. Satterthwaite studied classical guitar, English Lit and French, and once upon a time was a singer-songwriter in folk band Thornfield. She loves sushi, reading in her natural habitat (aka her bed), and women taking back their power.

She is the author of Made For You and The New Year’s Party.

At CrimeReads Satterthwaite tagged "five books that deal with friend groups, toxic friendships, family and friend breakups–and of course, murder," including:
Lucy Foley, The Hunting Party

This one is an “oldie by a goodie”—and the second book I ever read by The Queen of multi-POV suspense (since then, I’ve obviously read them all!). A friend group takes a vacation in a luxurious hunting cabin in the Scottish Highlands, gets snowed in, and while they’re trapped without transportation or communication, murder ensues.

With the weight of ten years of friendship behind them, the group is full of secrets, lies and resentments—and Foley is a master at revealing just the right tidbit at the right moment.
Read about the other entries on the list at CrimeReads.

The Hunting Party is among Jaclyn Goldis's six mysteries set in luxurious destinations.

--Marshal Zeringue