'A treat . . . Takes on the biggest questions of life and death' - PAUL MURRAY, author of THE BEE STING
âDAZZLING' - Colin Walsh, author of Kala
âBRILLIANT' - The Times
âINGENIOUSâ - The Telegraph
'TERRIFIC' - The New York Times
'HEARTBREAKING' - The Guardian
âSALLY ROONEY MEETS THE SECRET HISTORYâ - The Sunday Times
This is a murder mystery.
This is a story about love.
Or is it? . . .
Abigail and her brother Benjamin have always been close. To celebrate his birthday, Abigail hires a grand old house and gathers their friends together for a murder mystery party. As the night goes on, they drink too much and play games. Relationships are forged, consolidated or frayed. Someone kisses someone they shouldnât, someone elseâs heart is broken.
In the morning, everyone wakes up â except Benjamin.
Suddenly everything is not quite what it seems. An eminent detective arrives determined to find Benjaminâs killer. The house now has a butler, a gardener and a housekeeper. This is a locked-room mystery, and everyone is a suspect.
As Abigail attempts to fathom her brotherâs unexpected death in a world that has been turned upside down, she begins to wonder whether perhaps the true mystery might have been his life . . .
Louise Hegarty's Fair Play is the puzzle-box story that brilliantly lays bare the real truth of life - the terrifying mystery of grief.