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The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

Written by: Stuart Turton
Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart
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Publisher's Summary

The rules of Blackheath: Evelyn Hardcastle will be murdered at 11:00 p.m. There are eight days and eight witnesses for you to inhabit. We will only let you escape once you tell us the name of the killer.

Understood? Then let's begin....

Evelyn Hardcastle will die. Every day until Aiden Bishop can identify her killer and break the cycle. But every time the day begins again, Aiden wakes up in the body of a different guest. And some of his hosts are more helpful than others....

The most inventive debut of the year twists together a mystery of such unexpected creativity that it will leave listeners guessing until the very last second.

©2018 Stuart Turton (P)2018 Tantor

What the critics say

"Readers may be scratching their heads in delicious befuddlement as they work their way through this novel, but one thing will be absolutely clear: Stuart Turton is an author to remember." (Booklist starred review)

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Surgically developed plot!

I recommend having a notepad nearby and only listening when you can pay close attention.

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Worth the listen if you pay attention.

It is a well written who dunnit with a bit of ground hog day and Vantage Point/Bad Times the the El Royal thrown in as well. I don't think you could have solved the actual murders from the clues, although I may have just missed something. Even near the end Aiden Bishop seemed to know some things I don't remember him discovering. When the various reveals come it does make sense though. But that doesn't really matter because I found myself concentrating more on Who is Anna?, Who is Aiden Bishop? Why are they there and how long have they been there? Who is he plague doctor? And a bunch of other stuff that went into it.

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A head-scratcher I keep coming back to

I listened to it from the library soooo many times I had to purchase it! Knowing the end you try to unravel it on following read-throughs and it's still fantastic.
The narrator is excellent, just enough characterization without being corny.

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Extraordinary mystery

If your a fan of Sherlock Holmes you’ll enjoy this extraordinary mystery. This author writes with an understated eloquence that is easy to digest and impossible not to admire. The narrator is excellent as well.

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Original , twisted , good story

Didn’t know anything about this book , just needed a story .
I liked the plot , once I understood what was happening ,
It was original.
Enjoyed the characters and the combinations ( which you won’t understand unless you listen .)

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An enthralling murder story

What a book. It’s long but it holds suspense to keep one listening. An awesome book.

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Absorbing and spilling over with character observations

A truly unique read (listen) filled with twists and an incredibly interesting concept at the heart of the whole book. At times I wished I had a paper to track everyone but it kept pulling me along to the end. The narrator was fantastic and luckily only had a few females to speak for. Ending was great though I wonder still at the “freeing”, if it was as I understand but don’t want to ruin the ending so that’s all I’ll say….

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A wild ride from start to finish

This book kept me guessing all the way through! So unique and full of twists and turns, this story was just so fun and mysterious. The many different characters and details got a bit hard to follow sometimes, but overall I really enjoyed this one!

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My all time favorite novel

Honestly this book is so good. I love how it takes you back and forth through different perspectives and times throughout the day to keep you on the edge of your seat. Absolutely wonderful ambience, storytelling, character development. 100/10 Must Read!

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It was good, but confusing

We read this for our bookclub and i wasn’t the only one who was confused. The general story would’ve been good if it weren’t for the extra details that make the story feel very slow. I wouldn’t read it again but it was a cool experience. Also, I actually really liked the ending (I really didn’t expect it).

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