{"product_id":"the-final-act-of-juliette-willoughby-a-novel-isbn-9780063323018","title":"The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Read this in about two sittings—absolutely loved it. Dazzlingly clever and beautifully twisty. Don’t miss it!!”—Emilia Hart, author of \u003ci\u003eWeyward\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe gripping follow up to the “smart, stylish, and savage” (\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller and Reese’s Book Club pick \u003ci\u003eThe Club\u003c\/i\u003e—a twisty mystery involving a cursed wealthy family and a Surrealist painting which holds the key to three suspicious deaths over the course of a century.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSome women won't be painted out of history . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEverybody knows that in 1938, runaway heiress artist Juliette Willoughby perished in an accidental studio fire in Paris, alongside her masterpiece \u003ci\u003eSelf Portrait As Sphinx.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFifty years later, two Cambridge art history students are pulled into a decades-old art history mystery when they stumble across proof that the fire was no accident but something more sinister. What they uncover threatens the very foundation of Juliette’s aristocratic family, exposing long-buried family secrets and reviving rumors of the infamous curse that has haunted the Willoughbys for generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut what does their discovery mean? And how is it connected to a brutal murder in present-day Dubai?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA tale of love and madness, obsession and revenge, this compelling work of historical fiction, \u003ci\u003eThe Final Act of Juliette Willoughby\u003c\/i\u003e, unravels the riddle posed by a Sphinx who refuses to reveal her secrets . . .\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"A clever, richly imagined, first-class mystery. A story both thrilling and deeply layered, touching and fun. I loved it.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChris Whitaker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Final Act of Juliette Willoughby\u003c\/em\u003e is a page turner filled with plot twists and secrets. Fans of Ellery Lloyd will not be disappointed.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eB.A. Shapiro, New York Times bestselling author of The Art Forger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A story filled with obsession, revenge, and love.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookTrib.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Flawlessly executed through brilliant characterizations, THE FINAL ACT OF JULIETTE WILLOUGHBY accentuates the fascinating world of historical art and women’s struggle for recognition within it, a sordid illicit love affair, a highly dysfunctional family drama, and an intriguing murder and missing person mystery. The duo’s mesmerizing writing style draws readers in, holding them in the palm of their hands until the final page. This book is a highly entertaining, fast-paced, scandalous murder mystery I recommend to art history buffs, as well as mystery and suspense readers.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Big Thrill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This novel feels epic without any pretentiousness. It asks important questions: about why art matters, who gets to interpret it, how much control women artists have had, historically, over their legacies, and why critics might become emotionally invested in the art they study.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eReviewing the Evidence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The novel jumps between decades and voices, but the pieces come together in a satisfying mystery. . . .The women – Willoughby, Cooper, and Long – emerge as the drivers of the story. They shine the light of truth on events, and art shows them the way.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Final Act of Juliette Willoughby\u003c\/em\u003e is an uninhibited whodunit with a political bent. Complex and surprising, it takes off in startling directions, with Ellery Lloyd just daring us to piece it all together.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnniston Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Final Act of Juliette Willoughby\u003c\/em\u003e is full of well-timed surprises, strange rituals, dreadful deaths—and splendid entertainment from first to last.’  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[A] gripping romp into the lives of the elite.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This cinematic and compelling book will appeal to fans of suspense that is enhanced by intellectual history.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This surprise-packed story twists and turns its way through a tightly wound tangle of lies and secrets buried in the unspoken history haunting the Willoughby family. Told from alternating perspectives, first Caroline’s, then Patrick’s, interspersed with extracts from Juliette’s journal, \u003cem\u003eThe Final Act of Juliette Willoughby\u003c\/em\u003e delivers some truly blockbuster revelations that will keep readers on the edge of their seats from first page to last. A must for Ellery Lloyd fans and a great find for newcomers.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Intoxicating, enthralling, compelling . . . the reclaiming of an artist's story wrapped up in a mystery with a great love story to boot. I loved it!\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarriet Tyce, author of It Ends at Midnight\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An original, compulsive and brilliantly told mystery set within a world of secrets and privilege spanning decades and continents. Like a reversal of the painting at its centre, the layers of the story are carefully peeled back until the picture is revealed. From the first page to the last, I loved it.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharlotte Philby, author of Edith and Kim\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Indiana Jones meets \u003cem\u003eThe Thomas Crown Affair\u003c\/em\u003e—an art-world thriller that blends Bullingdon Club hijinks with an academic adventure so richly drawn you'll be googling to see whether it really happened. Egyptology, Surrealism, and country house mystery—\u003cem\u003eJuliette Willoughby\u003c\/em\u003e is the new \u003cem\u003eDa Vinci Code\u003c\/em\u003e.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarriet Walker, author of The Wedding Night\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A reader can get dizzied by the details in THE FINAL ACT OF JULIETTE WILLOUGHBY . . . . But its engaging central story invites you to push past the excess and revel in the mystery.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Final Act of Juliette Willoughby\u003c\/em\u003e is a whip-smart page-turner with twists and turns that’ll keep a hold on you right up until the final, gripping denouement. It paints such a vivid picture of the international art world that you’ll wonder whether Juliette Willoughby actually existed or if she really is just a figment of the authors’ frighteningly vivid imagination. A terrific, hands down, five-star read.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Marrs, bestselling author of The One\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A terrific, transportive read that had everything I could wish for in a mystery, all twisted up with a darkly satisfying plot that was worthy of Edgar Allen Poe. Wonderful!\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGytha Lodge, author of A Killer in the Family\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I was completely absorbed by this rich and immersive read. Mysteries heaped upon mysteries with a fascinating and glamorous cast. It made me stay up late into the night to discover the truth. What a brilliant story.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCesca Major, author of Maybe Next Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Lloyd’s novel interweaves the stories of these three distinct time periods to create an elegant tapestry—and a novel of love, suspense, family secrets, Egyptology, surrealism, and corruption. Above all, it is a novel of women. . . . . the novel will not disappoint. A must for fans of Kate Morton. A delightful puzzle box of a novel.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This fascinating novel from married couple Collette Lyons and Paul Vlitos writing as Lloyd (\u003cem\u003ePeople Like Her\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eThe Club\u003c\/em\u003e) contains enough twists and turns to keep it fresh and entertaining.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Ellery Lloyd is the pen name of a married duo who’ve been cowriting some of the most vicious and insightful critiques of modern living I’ve ever read. Now, they’ve turned to historical fiction to explore class, colonialism, and misogyny in the pre-war art world.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiterary Hub\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A stunning, intricately plotted and clever mystery that spans decades and has everything I love in a thriller: a rambling old mansion, a family secret, a missing person, a painting with hidden clues to a murder, and a love story at its heart. I loved it.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eClaire Douglas, author of The Girls Who Disappeared\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Expertly paced and extraordinarily plotted, Ellery Llyod’s new novel mixes academic ambition and family secrets with explosive results. \u003cem\u003eThe Final Act of Juliette Willoughby\u003c\/em\u003e is a deliciously erudite thriller that makes even a trip to the archives seem fun, if deadly. Truly, the perfect thing to read after you’ve finished watching Saltburn.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKaty Hays, New York Times bestselling author of The Cloisters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby\u003c\/em\u003e is smart, stylish, and sly. This page-turner sets us in rapid motion with a murder, aristocratic intrigue, and the mesmerizing story of a Surrealist painter and her masterpiece through time, keeping us happily in orbit until the very last page.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDominic Smith, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Painting of Sara de Vos and Return to Valetto\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A rollicking thriller, an epic love story, and a brilliant examination of the many ways women are painted out of history. \u003cem\u003eThe Final Act of Juliette Willoughby\u003c\/em\u003e has an \u003cem\u003eIndiana Jones\u003c\/em\u003e sense of fun and a heart of fury that brought to mind \u003cem\u003ePortrait of a Lady on Fire\u003c\/em\u003e. Ellery Lloyd just keeps getting better.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbigail Dean, author of Girl A\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"With a delicious, enticing premise and rich plotting, \u003cem\u003eThe Final Act of Juliette Willoughby\u003c\/em\u003e is a stylish art-world thriller.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlynn Berry, New York Times bestselling author of Northern Spy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"What a fascinating, intricately stitched literary treat from Ellery Lloyd. Bold and ambitious and consuming from start to finish - I absolutely loved it.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLouise Candlish, bestselling author of Our House\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48588055806181,"sku":"NP9780063323018","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780063323018.jpg?v=1773961288","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-final-act-of-juliette-willoughby-a-novel-isbn-9780063323018","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}