The Murder Game: A gripping murder mystery from the author of A Fatal Crossing

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I requested this ARC from NetGalley last year, it was what prompted me to read the author's debut, A Fatal Crossing, which I DNF'd two thirds in. There are multiple layers of mystery that overlap as the story unfolds, including the earlier deaths of a young boy in a tragic fall and a previous murder, the discovery of which is the cause of Will’s PTSD. To my knowledge I've never read a good old fashioned murder mystery like this before and now I'm craving more.

The Murder Game by Tom Hindle - Penguin Books Australia

Praise for Tom Hindle-'Will delight Agatha Christie fans' Ragnar J nasson'Twist after gut-punching twist' M. Biography: Tom Hindle hails from Leeds and lives in Oxfordshire with his wife, a cat and two surprisingly cunning tortoises. I appreciate my standpoint won't be most readers, but I struggled with the key premise of the novel's plot being impossible.Whilst I had figured out who the murderer was it did not take away the enjoyment of seeing this Cluedo story play out. I was looking forward to reading The Murder game after reading the authors first novel The fatal crossing and enjoyed it.

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However, there are a lot of characters and perspectives though, which I was struggling to keep on top of, but this may have improved had I continued to read. Once I got into the story I had absolutely no problems and found myself enjoying the different perspectives.With the wedding guests trapped as they await the police, old secrets come to light and family rivalries threaten to bubble over. My hope is that Tom's novels will improve as he acquires greater experience and a more robust style of writing.