HAZELL WARD
The Ultimate Locked-Room Mystery Where YOU Are the Detective!
THE MOST ORIGINAL, META MURDER MYSTERY OF 2025, PERFECT FOR FANS OF STUART TURTON, ANTHONY HOROWITZ AND AGATHA CHRISTIE
'A high-energy mystery, both exclamation point and question mark...a striking, playful novel' A.J. Finn
'The ultimate locked room mystery for all Agatha Christie lovers out there' 5* reader review
'Witty and remarkable and entirely unpredictable' Alex Pavesi
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THIRTEEN GUESTS. THIRTEEN SUSPECTS. AN IMPOSSIBLE MURDER. A MYSTERY YOU MUST SOLVE - OR FACE THE CONSEQUENCES...
What if a Great Detective reinvestigated the most famous unsolved murder case of the century?
What if that Great Detective was you?
You have been invited to a very special murder mystery party.
Thirteen guests have been gathered - rather, thirteen suspects.
But only one of them is a murderer. And only you can find them.
Your task is simple. Listen to the witnesses, examine the evidence, and solve the case.
Be careful. Trust no one. In this story, all may not be as it seems.
The ultimate murder mystery is yours to solve.
A word of warning, though - catch the killer, or face the consequences...
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Why readers are loving THE GAME IS MURDER!
'A truly unique mystery novel that's unlike anything else I've ever read' 5***** reader review
'Offers a fresh and imainative spin on the traditional murder mystery (...) Fans of puzzles will especially enjoy the intricate design and the intellectual challenge of connecting the clues' 5***** reader review
'If you loved Clue, then this is the right read for you!' 5***** reader review
'Definitely a 5 star experience' 5***** reader review
Praise for THE GAME IS MURDER
'Strikingly original, but with nods to Golden Age crime...different, clever, and highly entertaining!' Guy Morpuss
'A postmodern puzzler that dares to pull apart every trope in the book - literally' Antony Johnston
'A remarkable, unique novel inspired by an infamous case' Nicholas Royle
