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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...


Praise for Tom Hindle:

'Will delight Agatha Christie fans' Ragnar Jónasson

'Twist after gut-punching twist' M. W. Craven

'Dazzling' Crime Monthly

'My kind of book' Belfast Telegraph

'Suspenseful' Country Life Magazine

©2023 Tom Hindle (P)2023 Penguin Audio

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I really enjoyed the style of the writing and narration of this story. It has all the makings of a really classic Whodunnit.
I was able to figure it out fairly early on but I was still completely captivated to the end. This story is less about the police officer and more about the characters and their relationships which I really enjoyed.
The only sad point for me is that after enjoying this story so much I was keen to hear more from this author but the reviews for 'A Fatal Crossing' all say the narrator chosen for that story ruins it. So hopefully I shall have to find time in the future to read that one for myself.

Enjoyable Murder Story with a Classic Feel

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The plot was good and the characters linked well. I found some of the subplot a little tiresome. The situation between Sylvia and Jack I felt was stretching it.
I knew who the murderer was and the reason for the first murder almost as soon as it occurred.
Disappointing really.

Entertaining but a little predictable.

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

Worth staying with

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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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