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Eight Detectives

Auteur(s): Alex Pavesi
Narrateur(s): Emilia Fox
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Brought to you by Penguin.

'When did you last read a genuinely original thriller? The wait is over.' A. J. Finn, bestselling author of The Woman in the Window

All murder mysteries follow a simple set of rules. Grant McAllister, an author of crime fiction and professor of mathematics, once sat down and worked them all out.

But that was thirty years ago. Now he's living a life of seclusion on a quiet Mediterranean island - until Julia Hart, a sharp, ambitious editor, knocks on his door. His early work is being republished and together the two of them must revisit those old stories: an author, hiding from his past, and an editor, keen to understand it.

But as she reads, Julia is unsettled to realise that there are things in the stories that don't make sense. Intricate clues that seem to reference a real murder, one that's remained unsolved for thirty years.

Julia realises she's unwittingly entered a battle of wits where there can only be one winner. But Grant will soon realise that he underestimates her at his peril...

© Alex Pavesi 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

 Crime Femmes détectives Fiction de genre Fiction littéraire Meurtre Psychologiques Roman policier Thrillers et romans à suspense Thrillers policiers Fiction Suspense

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TODAY'S GREATEST EXPONENT OF PLAYFUL DETECTIVE FICTION. A gloriously original, intricate and often very funny series of practical jokes played on the reader
Terrific. Alex Pavesi knows the genre inside out. One of the year's most entertaining crime novels
Dizzying, dazzling - a potent potion of a thriller, a brew of bibliophilia (think The Shadow of the Wind), wire-taut tension (The Talented Mr. Ripley), and plot swerves so sharp and sudden you risk whiplash with each turn of the page, as bold as the best of Michael Connelly and Lisa Gardner. When did you last read a genuinely original thriller? The wait is over.
So, so clever. A twisty story and an education in the maths of murder mysteries, Agatha Christie would take her hat off to this one - bravo! (Sarah Pinborough)
Alex Pavesi is a lively writer . . . It feels like a game of Clue-do-ku
An elegantly structured, intellectually challenging and completely unique thriller that grips like a vice (Sophie Hannah)
This is both a wonderfully tricksy debut and a loving tribute to the golden age of crime fiction
It's rare for me to read a book in a single day, but I couldn't put Eight Detectives down. Compelling, clever, and beautifully-constructed. It deserves to be huge. I genuinely wanted to applaud at the end (Alex North)
A brilliantly twisty thriller. I adored this clever, game-playing book - it's like Agatha Christie for bibliophiles
A box of delights . . . Pavesi's revelations are completely unexpected, right up to the end
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A story of stories with hidden meanings depicting literary rules of writing detective fiction. This book is rather dated at first as it requires patience to listen until the final, unexpected revelation. Nothing is as it appears in the tale! The narrators pacing sets the emotional mood, calm which gives the tale a greater impact. Unusual novel requiring time to absorb, appreciate its cleverness.

Amystery within a mystery.

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The story is good- a mystery within a mystery. And it’s made even better by Emilia Fox’s wonderful narration. It’s worth it for that alone!!

Fantastic Narration!

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This was a great one to listen to at work. The format was perfect for it. Each short story was interesting (though grim and... mean, for lack of a better word) and the overarching story was very clever. Lots of twists, red herrings and big moderately shocking (but in retrospect very logical) reveals.
It was cleverly written and hard to put down. The grim, mean ending perfectly fit the overall tone of the book. I'm not sure I'd read it again, but I'd definitely recommend it.

The narrator, Emilia Fox (who I watched on Silent Witness) was good, although her pronunciation of certain words were a bit distracting.

enjoyable

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