Order of Lucy Foley Books

Lucy Foley isn’t just a name on a glossy book cover—it’s a brand synonymous with atmospheric thrillers, tangled timelines, and sinister secrets that lurk just beneath the surface of polite society. Born in 1986 in the UK, Foley didn’t burst onto the literary scene with a bang—she crept in, just like one of her characters might, quietly but irresistibly, until you had no choice but to look over your shoulder and keep reading.

Before she began crafting chilling tales of murder on remote islands and eerie hotel parties gone awry, Lucy was a student of the classics—literally. She studied English Literature at Durham University, where she soaked in the words of literary giants. Later, she furthered her education at University College London (UCL), sharpening her analytical mind and storytelling instincts. You might think her background was leading her to academia, or perhaps a quiet life in publishing—but Foley, always one to follow the twist in the plot, had something more gripping in mind.

And speaking of publishing—yes, she cut her teeth in the world of books long before she penned her own bestsellers. Foley worked as a fiction editor at Hodder & Stoughton, giving her a front-row seat to what makes a book fly off the shelves. It's almost poetic, isn’t it? A woman who helped bring other people’s stories to life ended up writing the very ones we now can’t stop devouring. There’s something ironic and wonderfully full-circle about it.

Her early career began with historical fiction—her debut novel The Book of Lost and Found (2015) carried readers across time and continents, foreshadowing her love for layered narratives and emotionally rich backdrops. But it wasn’t until 2019, with The Hunting Party, that Lucy Foley found her razor-sharp niche: locked-room mysteries with a modern twist. Think Agatha Christie meets HBO noir.

Since then, she’s carved a formidable path with hits like The Guest List and The Paris Apartment, both of which became instant bestsellers and book club obsessions. Her stories have been translated into over 30 languages, and readers around the globe now know: if Lucy Foley’s name is on the cover, you're in for a maze of mind games, unreliable narrators, and endings you absolutely won’t see coming.

But who is Lucy Foley when she’s not orchestrating fictional murders? A lover of travel, history, and vintage style, she draws inspiration from real-world locales steeped in mystery—foggy Scottish estates, glittering Parisian apartments, windswept Irish islands. Her writing transports readers to these moody settings with prose so vivid, you can feel the damp chill in your bones and hear the creak of floorboards at midnight.

Still very much alive—and thankfully so—Foley continues to twist the knife (figuratively) in the hearts and minds of mystery lovers everywhere. She currently resides in London, where she’s either working on her next addictive thriller or watching you through the fogged-up glass of her fictional world, waiting for your next weak spot.

So if you haven't already cracked the spine on a Lucy Foley novel, consider this your official warning. Once you're in, there's no getting out. Not without uncovering every secret. Not without suspecting everyone. Because in a Lucy Foley story, no one is innocent—not even you.