THE SMART WOMAN’S GUIDE TO MURDER: A TWISTY, DARKLY COMIC TAKE ON THE CLASSIC COUNTRY HOUSE MURDER MYSTERY
Book ID/图书代码： 08090021C00031
English Summary/英文概要： A faded country house in the middle of nowhere.
The guests are snowed in.
The murders begin.
Withering and waspish, Ursula Smart (not her real name) gate-crashes her mother’s book club at an isolated country house for a long weekend retreat. Much to Mother’s chagrin. Joining them are Mother’s best friend, Mirabelle, Aunts Charlotte and Less, and Bridget with her dog Mr Bojangles. It doesn’t matter that they’ve read Gone Girl three times this year already, this retreat is their chance to escape bustling suburbia. But someone has other ideas.
A body is found in the grounds.
Is a lone killer hunting them? Or has one of their own group embarked on a killing spree?
What they need is to stop sniping at each other long enough to solve the mystery before the killer strikes again.
What they need is a guide to survive.
A GOLDEN AGE COUNTRY HOUSE MURDER MYSTERY BROUGHT BANG UP TO DATE
Funny and shocking in equal turn, Victoria Dowd’s brilliant whodunnit is perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, Anthony Horowitz, Liane Moriarty, Faith Martin, Frances Lloyd and Stuart Turton.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 獻給喜歡Josephine Tey, Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Susan Hill, Faith Martin, Frances Lloyd and Lucy Foley的讀者
偏遠鄉間的一座古老別墅。
客人們踩著雪花踏進。
謀殺開始了。
Ursula Smart（化名）闖入她母親在一個偏僻的鄉間別墅舉辦的讀書會，度過了一個漫長的周末假期。這她令母親十分懊惱。加入他們的是母親最好的朋友米拉貝爾、夏洛特阿姨和萊絲，以及布莉琪和她的狗博詹格先生。他們一點都不在意今年已經讀了三遍《消失的女孩》，這次閉關是他們逃離喧囂郊區的機會。但有人有其他想法。
第一具屍體出現了。
是某個孤獨的殺手在追捕他們嗎？或者，是一個他們自己的團員開始了一場殺戮狂歡？
他們需要的是停止互相攻擊，並在殺手再次襲擊之前解開謎團。
他們需要的是生存指南。
(Zoe)
Awards/获奖情况：★本書贏得Fiction Winner of the People’s Book Prize 2020/2021
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★版權已售出Estonia (to Eesti Raamat), Sweden (to Lind & Co) and in audio to Tantor Media.
★本系列已有兩本出版，第三本將在今年10月推出
★本系列第二本書是澳洲亞馬遜暢銷榜#80和英國亞馬遜暢銷綁 #85
A witty, clever and darkly delicious take on the country house murder genre. I relished the twists and turns that came at me faster than an Alpine switchback and the characters who are at times all too horribly familiar. Hugely enjoyable.’ Amanda Lees, author of Selling Out
‘This book was exactly what I needed! A breath of fresh air. A modern day cozy mystery where a group of despicable characters with deadly humor and sarcasm!’ Helga H.
‘A fun and quirky take on the classic whodunit mystery!’ Lyndie D.
‘I didn’t know what to expect from this novel but I adored it, and devoured it in a few hours . . . It bounces along and is thoroughly enjoyable, lots of wickedly astute moments from the most unsuspecting of characters. Please can I have more?’ Aine T.
‘What a fabulous whodunnit, that kept me gripped from the start. Uncaring characters hide a vast array of emotions that seep out as the book progresses. Spooky setting, creepy cast and twisty turny storylines make this book the perfect read.’ Emma M.
‘I was worried at first that it might be a bit too slow but after the first chapter, you are instantly thrown into the drama and this book is definitely full of it. I have different thoughts of who the killer was the whole way through, but I did not come close to working it out. I love the way the story was written.’ Rebecca H.
‘This book is SHARP . . . There is so much thought and careful plotting in this book, which will keep you hooked until the very end. This book is great for fans of Agatha Christie.’ Cait G.
‘Cute, witty, suspenseful, quirky!’ Tina B.
About the Author/作者介绍： 從劍橋大學畢業後，維多利亞·多德 (Victoria Dowd) 在倫敦巡迴法庭擔任刑法大律師多年，在那裡她遭遇的許多案件比小說更離奇。 維多利亞現在是一位屢獲殊榮的作家，曾獲得 2019 年Go Gothic Short Story Award。 她的短篇小說發表在 Aesthetica: A Review of Contemporary Artists、BTS Literary and Arts Annual、Dream Catcher 藝術期刊和 Gold Dust Literary Magazine . 她在新作家年度作家獎中獲得亞軍，她的作品受到作家論壇的高度讚揚，並入圍了威爾斯登先驅國際短篇小說大賽。她與丈夫和兩個孩子住在一起，全職寫作，在倫敦和德文郡之間分配時間，在那裡她可以盡情享受和阿加莎·克里斯蒂 (Agatha Christie) 有關的一切事物。
After graduating from Cambridge, Victoria Dowd was a criminal law barrister on the London circuit for many years, where many of her cases were much stranger than fiction. Victoria is now an award-winning writer, having won the Go Gothic Short Story Award for 2019. She has had short fiction published in Aesthetica: A Review of Contemporary Artists, BTS Literary and Arts Annual, Dream Catcher arts journal and Gold Dust Literary Magazine. She was runner up in The New Writer’s writer of the year award and her work was Highly Commended by The Writers’ Forum and long-listed for The Willesden Herald International Short Story Competition. She lives with her husband and two children, writes full time, splitting her time between London and Devon, where she can indulge her passion for all things Agatha Christie.
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