The problem with telling tales is that you might get caught out by the twist read the most original literary thriller of 2024 from the author of the sensational Eight DetectivesA spectacularly crafty puzzle with characters who come more and more to life as the stakes get higher Mail on SundayMore fun than Eight Detectives The TimesTodays greatest exponent of playful detective fiction Guardian Six friends gather at a country house for a birthday weekend They decide to play a gameAll six names go in a hat Choose two and imagine one murdering the otherWrite it down Type it up Read it outPoints are given for making the murders sound convincingOf course when given such a task its only natural to use what you knowSecrets Grudges AffairsBut once youve put it in a story that secret is outSo with each fictional murder someone gets a motive for a real oneWhich leads to the most important questionWhen a real murder comes will you be able to spot it in timeThe master puppeteer of literary crime Janice HallettPraise for the sensational bestseller Eight DetectivesOne of the years most entertaining crime novels Sunday Times Crime Book of the MonthSo so clever Agatha Christie would take her hat off to this one bravo Sarah PinboroughA wonderfully tricksy debut and a loving tribute to the golden age of crime fiction Mail on SundayA box of delights Pavesis revelations are completely unexpected right up to the end New York Times
