Imagine to find yourself in a Cluedo game turned into a book, with a mystery to solve and different characters involved. This is what I thought reading this peculiar and fascinating crime novel. A bit Agatha Christie with an evil spin, this book has a great crime plot, very difficult to guess the culprit, plus the twist of the main character waking up in seven different bodies to solve the murdered.
A very interesting and enjoyable read.
Overall rating: 7 Plot: 7,5 Writing style: 7 Cover: 6,5
Title: The seven deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
The Plot:
It is meant to be a celebration but it ends in tragedy. As fireworks explode overhead, Evelyn Hardcastle, the young and beautiful daughter of the house, is killed. But Evelyn will not die just once. Until Aiden - one of the guests summoned to Blackheath for the party - can solve her murder, the day will repeat itself, over and over again. Every time ending with the fateful pistol shot. The only way to break this cycle is to identify the killer. But each time the day begins again, Aiden wakes in the body of a different guest. And someone is determined to prevent him ever escaping Blackheath..
The Author:
Stuart Turton is a freelance travel journalist who has previously worked in Shanghai and Dubai. The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle is his debut novel. He is the winner of the Brighton and Hove Short Story Prize and was longlisted for the BBC Radio 4 Opening Lines competition. He lives in West London with his wife.
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