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The Murder Game

By: Tom Hindle
Narrated by: Elliot Barnes-Worrell
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Brought to you by Penguin.

One house. Nine guests. Endless motives for murder...

In the seaside town of Hamlet Wick, nine guests assemble for a New Year's Eve party to remember.

The owner of Hamlet Hall has organised a murder mystery evening with a 1920s twist, and everyone has their own part to play.

But the game has barely begun when one guest is found dead—killed by a fatal injury to the head.

With no phone signal and no way out of the house, the others are trapped with a killer in their midst.

Someone is playing by their own rules. And in a close-knit community, old rivalries run deep...

©2023 Tom Hindle (P)2023 Penguin Audio Crime Crime Thrillers Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Fiction Murder Mystery Game

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"Will delight Agatha Christie fans." (Ragnar Jónasson)

"Twist after gut-punching twist." (M. W. Craven)

"Dazzling." (Crime Monthly)
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I thought it was quite promising at the start but when it got to the middle, I felt myself starting to feel less engaged in the story. I had also thought that the killer was quite predictable from the start but continued just to see how it will end. Overall it was okay.

It was okay

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The story is ok, but a struggle to listen to narrator. He sounds bored and the characters have similar accents.

Bored narrator

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Great story, romps along and lovely narration it just feels strange not to have any Devonian accents in a remote Devon village!

Missing Devon accents!

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While I enjoyed listening to this book, I wasn’t particularly fond of any of the characters and it wasn’t as captivating as I expected given the great premise. Definitely worth a credit, well written and narrated.

Enjoyable

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The story begins to take shape eventually and is worth the wait. Very enjoyable listen.

Worth staying with

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I really enjoyed this. Lots of twists and turns. Good little story well narrated

Enjoyed a lot

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The story was fine and I quite enjoyed the ending but it was a bit of a slog to get there. Too many dislikable characters and information being kept secret for the sake of a reveal rather than for a natural reason. Found the narration quite jarring too unfortunately.

Quite disappointing

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This is a good story but very plot driven - the characters are not well developed so you care more about the solution than any of them. But a good classic murder

A good locked room whodunnit

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The voice actor is a fantastic voice actor, but he’s the wrong choice for this book. His accent is too strongly London, which really doesn’t fit for most of the characters in this book.

The book itself is alright, not something I’d be in a rush to read again, but equally not the worst book ever.

Wrong voice actor

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Have been equally as impressed with every book from Hindle so far. It is a perfect read for someone who wants something light but also with enough complexity to keep you stimulated. Really looking forward to his next release.

Top Tier

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