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The Game Is Murder

The Game Is Murder

by Hazell Ward

Publisher Michael Joseph

Genre: Crime

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About the book

'A high-energy mystery, both excalamation 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

PRE-ORDER NOW: THE MOST ORIGINAL, META MURDER MYSTERY OF 2025, PERFECT FOR FANS OF STUART TURTON, ANTHONY HOROWITZ AND AGATHA CHRISTIE!

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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

About the Author

Hazell Ward

Hazell Ward lives in Wrexham, a Welsh working-class town where, any Saturday during football season, you will see thousands of passionate football fans and a fair few Hollywood A-listers. For many years an adult education teacher, she went on to work for a charitable organization in an area of economic deprivation, working with young adults to encourage them to aspire to further education or employment, and to do her part to help them achieve those aspirations.

Taking inspiration from her young mentees, she completed an MA in Creative Writing at Manchester Metropolitan University and loved it so much she is now working for a PhD.

She credits her mum with instilling in her a love of reading and a fierce desire to be a writer. The house she grew up in had lots of books, lots of love, and, always, a sink full of dirty dishes. There could be no better upbringing for a writer than having a mother who was always lost in a book.

Hazell has four grown-up children and a wonderful granddaughter, who take up most of her spare time. She also plays the piano (badly). She was short-listed for the Margery Allingham Short Story Competition in 2021, and won the Crime Writer's Association Short Story dagger in 2023 for her story, Cast a Long Shadow, published by Honno Press.

The Game is Murder is her debut novel.

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