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Eight Detectives by Alex Pavesi
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Length 11 hours 16 minutes
Language English
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'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...

ยฉ Alex Pavesi 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

Alex Pavesi lives in Surrey, where he writes full time. He previously worked as a software engineer and before that obtained a PhD in Mathematics. He enjoys puzzles, long walks and recreational lock picking. His debut novel Eight Detectives has been published in more than twenty languages, and was picked by the Sunday Times and the New York Times as one of their books of the year.

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Reviews

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! 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 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 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 This super-smart homage to the Agatha Christie tradition is a must. Stylish, ingenious and great fun Has an intricacy rare in modern crime fiction. Alex Pavesi deserves huge applause for his plot, constructed with all the skill of the old masters In Eight Detectives, Alex Pavesi constructs a remarkable puzzle that turns readers into literary detectives with every new twist. Both a celebration and a reinvention of mystery fiction Masterfully told in a unique way - this is sure to get you thinking An absolute juggernaut of a novel. This debut novel, constructed with clockwork precision, has an understated creepiness that gets under your skin Alex Pavesi's Eight Detectives is a delightfully inventive and enjoyable debut which plays fascinating games with the classic murder mystery and puts a fresh spin on the notion of whodunit. Bravo! So clever and a lot of fun, fans of Golden Age crime fiction (of which I am one) will love this unique tale with a modern twist Alex Pavesi has written one of the most creative detective novels of the year...if not of all time. Sharp writing, crisp dialogue, and the end will leave you reeling. An incredible debut novel! A fantastic read. Utterly original, yet reads like a long-lost golden age classic. The author surprises from the first chapter, is always one step ahead, and constantly gives you this feeling that something macabre is happening behind your back! Bravo I have never read a book quite like this. It's original, clever and compelling - and the revelations at the end took me totally by surprise. I loved this intelligent and inventive novel and I'm sure that it will find legions of fans amongst aficionados of classic crime. It's the most fun I've had in ages An ingenious exploration of the crime genre An enthrallingly layered literary mystery A brilliantly conceived novel . . . "I didn't see that coming", you'll say Ingenious . . . perfect for fans of Agatha Christie A clever read [An] impressive evocation of the golden age of crime fiction An absolute triumph of a novel. I read it in two greedy gulps. Intelligent and compelling storytelling. Utterly brilliant TODAY'S GREATEST EXPONENT OF PLAYFUL DETECTIVE FICTION. A gloriously original, intricate and often very funny series of practical jokes played on the reader Expand reviews
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