Tonight, Evelyn Hardcastle will be killed ... Again! It is meant to be a celebration but it ends in tragedy. As fireworks explode overhead, Evelyn Hardcastle, the young and beautiful daughter of the house, is Evelyn will not die just once. Until Aiden - one of the guests summoned to Blackheath for the party - can solve her murder, the day will repeat itself, over and over again. Every time ending with the fateful pistol only way to break this cycle is to identify the killer. But each time the day begins again, Aiden wakes in the body of a different guest. And someone is determined to prevent him ever escaping.
About Stuart Turton
A British author known for his inventive and mind-bending mystery novels that often feature unique narrative structures and unreliable narrators. His debut, The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, is a time-loop mystery with a compelling premise and intricate plot. Turton's clever and original approach to the mystery genre has earned him critical praise and a dedicated readership.
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