Ink Ribbon Red
by Alex Pavesi
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Pub Date 7 Nov 2024 | Archive Date 7 Nov 2024
Michael Joseph, Penguin Random House | Michael Joseph
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Description
IF YOU WANT TO BE SHOCKED BY A TWIST THIS CHRISTMAS THEN LOOK NO FURTHER . . .
'A spectacularly crafty puzzle with characters who come more and more to life as the stakes get higher' Mail on Sunday
'More fun than Eight Detectives' The Times
‘Today's greatest exponent of playful detective fiction’ Guardian
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Six friends gather at a country house for a birthday weekend. They decide to play a game.
All six names go in a hat. Choose two, and imagine one murdering the other.
Write it down. Type it up. Read it out.
Points are given for making the murders sound convincing.
Of course, when given such a task, it’s only natural to use what you know.
Secrets. Grudges. Affairs.
But once you’ve put it in a story, that secret is out.
So with each fictional murder, someone gets a motive for a real one.
Which leads to the most important question:
When a real murder comes, will you be able to spot it in time?
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‘The master puppeteer of literary crime’ Janice Hallett
Praise for the 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
Available Editions
EDITION | Other Format |
ISBN | 9780241433584 |
PRICE | £18.99 (GBP) |
PAGES | 400 |
Available on NetGalley
Featured Reviews
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The master of complex mysteries is back and better than ever! I LOVED this book and couldn't put it down.
I will be recommending this to everyone!
Deliciously Tricksy..
A country house birthday weekend, six friends and a game of fictional murders. As names pop into a hat, motives abound and extra points will be given for authenticity. Use what you already know, that is what is suggested. The trouble is that when a secret is out, then it is out. Nothing can be taken back. Thus, with each fictional murder, a motive is surely raised for one that is, perhaps, real. Will you spot the real one? Cleverly constructed mystery where nothing is as it seems and everything is to play for. Compelling, wholly entertaining and deliciously tricksy.