The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby

Published 13/03/2025 | Paperback / softback,
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‘Think The Secret History meets Saltburn’ – Holly Watt, author of The Dead Line’Intoxicating, enthralling, compelling’ – Harriet Tyce, author of Blood Orange‘Bold and ambitious and consuming from start to finish’ – Louise Candlish, author of The Swimming Pool’A stunning, intricately plotted and clever mystery’ – Claire Douglas, author of The Wrong Sister ********Some women can’t 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 Juliette’s death, threatening to expose the long-buried secrets of the artist’s 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 Willoughby’s lost painting?From the author of The Club, a Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick, The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby is Ellery Lloyd’s 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 Whitaker, author of All the Colours of the Dark‘A whip smart page turner with twists and turns that’ll keep a hold on you right up until the final, gripping denouement. A terrific, hands down, five star read.’ – John Marrs, author of The Family Experiment‘A 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, author of The House Guest