In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware

In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware. Scout Press, an imprint
                                   of Simon & Schuster, 2015. Adult fiction (mystery).


In this debut novel, a "hen party" (English term for pre-wedding bash) is planned for a remote English estate to celebrate popular girl Clare's upcoming marriage. Six people are invited, but few know each other. (The set-up is straight out of Agatha Christie!) Main character Nora Shaw, a writer, has not kept up with Clare in the preceding ten years, and really doesn't think they were ever close, but agrees to go. As Nora narrates, chapters begin to alternate from the main story to Nora in a hospital, obviously after a huge trauma has taken place. Someone is dead. As readers piece together what has happened, they learn that Clare's fiancé James is Nora's old boyfriend! Nora herself must face her own past in order to live past the woods. If you liked The Girl on the Train and Gone Girl and want another British thriller, try this one.