Six friends Six motives for murder But who will be the victim and who will be the killerThe master puppeteer of literary crime JANICE HALLETTTodays greatest exponent of playful detective fiction GUARDIANA new spin on the traditional country house murder when the style is this good its worth the investment Irish NewsMay 1999Six friends gather at a country house for a birthdayThe host insists they play a gameEach will write a story about one friend murdering anotherPoints are given for plausibilityNo secret grudge or affair is off limitsSix stories Six murdersAnd now six unexpected motivesBecause this game is about to get murderously real Praise for Alex Pavesis 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
