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- Book Synopsis
- Tess Little's The Ninth Guest is a locked-room mystery like no other . . . We believed he had died from an overdose. There was no reason to suspect otherwise . . . When Elspeth is invited to her ex-husband Richard's fiftieth birthday party, she's expecting a star-studded event for the famous British film director, full of A-listers and hangers-on. But she arrives to find just seven other carefully selected guests in attendance. A surreal evening ensues, orchestrated by the charming yet manipulative host, culminating in what will surely become a night to remember . . . Because by morning, Richard will be dead, and every guest a suspect. 'Very intriguing' Heat, Book of the Week 'Tess Little is a modern Agatha Christie, setting up her nine suspects, locking them in a sprawling Los Angeles mansion, and knocking them down one by one' Tanen Jones, author of The Better Liar 'A unique locked-room mystery . . . Perfect for fans of Lucy Foley' Wendy Walker, bestselling author of Don't Look for Me
- About The Author
- Tess Little is a writer and historian. She was born in Norwich and studied history at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge. At the age of 22 she was elected as a Fellow of All Souls College, University of Oxford, where she completed a doctorate on 1970s feminist activism in the UK, France, and the US. Her short stories and non-fiction have appeared in Words and Women: Two, The Mays Anthology, The Belleville Park Pages, The White Review, and on posters outside a London tube station. The Ninth Guest is her first novel.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781529358803
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton, (20 August 2020)
- Number of Pages
- 304
- Weight
- 380 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 232 x 152 x 26 mm
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