Six friends. Six motives for murder. But who will be the victim – and who will be the killer?

'The master puppeteer of literary crime' JANICE HALLETT

'Today's greatest exponent of playful detective fiction' GUARDIAN

'A new spin on the traditional country house murder . . . when the style is this good, it’s worth the investment' Irish News

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May, 1999:
Six friends gather at a country house for a birthday.
The host insists they play a game.

Each will write a story about one friend murdering another.
Points are given for plausibility.
No secret, grudge or affair is off limits.

Six stories. Six murders.
And now six unexpected motives.

Because this game is about to get murderously real . . .
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Praise for Alex Pavesi's sensational bestseller, Eight Detectives

‘One of the year's most entertaining crime novels’ Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month

‘So, so clever . . . Agatha Christie would take her hat off to this one - bravo!’ Sarah Pinborough

‘A wonderfully tricksy debut and a loving tribute to the golden age of crime fiction’ Mail on Sunday

‘A box of delights . . . Pavesi's revelations are completely unexpected, right up to the end’ New York Times

"A spectacularly complex, crafty puzzle with characters who come more and more to life as the stakes get higher" - Mail on Sunday

"Fun" - Guardian

"There are reveals within reveals as the bamboozled reader tries to decide what’s real and what isn’t. More fun than Eight Detectives" - The Times

"A new spin on the traditional country house murder . . . when the style is this good, it’s worth the investment." - Irish News