Book 8: The Murder Game (2023) - Tom Hindle

Thursday March 20

What is the book about?

One house. Nine guests. Endless motives for murder… In the seaside town of Hamlet Wick, guests assemble for the party of the year. At tonight's 1920s-themed murder mystery party in the crumbling Hamlet Hall, everyone has their own part to play. But before the dessert has even been served, one of the guests is found murdered in his room. Trapped in the house together, can the killer be found before they strike again? In a close-knit community, old rivalries run deep...

Fragment (to get an idea of the style)

“But if the game went the way he hoped, then perhaps the party would be where he finally rid himself of it. Perhaps, when this evening was through, he would be free. His chest tightening, he fetched the inhaler from his pocket again and took another pull. Then he straightened up, adopted the most confident expression he could manage and made for the guests.”

First sentence

“It’s a curious thing to realise you hate someone so much you could kill them.”

Winning second and third sentence?

"Even more curious is how easily the thought settles, as if it’s always been there, waiting. The strangest part, however, is realizing that someone else might have beaten you to it."

Bianca Slab, Student IRIO

Nice to know

Tom Hindle is a crime writer who specialises in writing whodunits. His other books are A Fatal Crossing and Murder on Lake Garda. The Murder Game is available in the University's Library.