{"product_id":"9781035036134","title":"Fair Play","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Louise Hegarty\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945) | Crime \u0026amp; mystery | Fiction: special features\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 3\u003csup\u003erd\u003c\/sup\u003e April 2025 by Pan Macmillan (Picador) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 288 pages \u003cbr\u003e216mm x 135mm | 0g\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"gardners-meta\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a murder mystery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a story about love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOr is it? . . . Fair Play is the puzzle-box story of two competing tales that brilliantly lay bare the real truth of life - the terrifying mystery of grief.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A treat – clever, confident, and always surprising' - Paul Murray, author of THE BEE STINGAbigail 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 shouldn’t, someone else’s heart is broken.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the morning, everyone wakes up – except Benjamin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuddenly everything is not quite what it seems. An eminent detective arrives determined to find Benjamin’s killer. The house now has a butler, a gardener and a housekeeper. This is a locked-room mystery, and everyone is a suspect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Abigail attempts to fathom her brother’s 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 . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Dazzling, formally subversive, brimming with compassion' - Colin Walsh, author of KALA'A dark, twisting, dismantling work . . . I've never read anything like it' - Emma Stonex, author of THE LAMPLIGHTERS 'A triumph' - Lisa McInerney, author of THE GLORIOUS HERESIES\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners Books Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55042691662199,"sku":"9781035036134","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9781035036134.jpg?v=1742212535","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9781035036134","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}