Witty, clever and an utter delight, this outstanding thriller from barrister Guy Morpuss KC combines nail-biting courtroom drama with a Christie-esque locked room murder mystery
'Admirably ingenious' - THE TIMES 'A delicious mystery' - DAILY MAIL A trial is rather like a play. We wear our costumes. We perform to the audience. And on a good day no-one gets murdered. Six nights a week the cast of the smash-hit play Daughter of the Revolution performs to a sold-out audience. A thrilling story of forbidden marriage and a secret love child, the critics say it'll run for years. That is until one night the third act ends not in applause but in death, when leading lady Alexandra Dyce is beheaded live on stage. Every cast member has a motive, but it is the dead woman's co-star - and ex-husband - Hollywood legend Leo Lusk who is charged with the crime. When defence barrister Charles Konig is brought in last minute, he knows this ought to be the case of a lifetime. But Charles would rather be on his holiday trekking up K2, and he isn't interested in celebrities, especially ones that seem to be mysteriously trying to derail their own defence. But as he and his co-counsel New York lawyer Yara Ortiz sift through the evidence, it becomes clear that clues may lie in the play itself. And that Charles's only chance of victory is to identify the real murderer... A delightfully clever legal mystery with as many layers as an onion. Perfect for readers of Janice Hallett, Tom Hindle, Rob Rinder and Richard Osman. 'Multi-layered, clever and compelling' - JENNIE GODFREY 'My verdict: all rise for a future book of the year' - JANICE HALLETT 'Brilliant. Charles Konig is a wonderful character' - IAN MOORE
"Morpuss interlards his larksome tale with gobbets of the drama, extracts from a legal blog, WhatsApp messages, forensic reports and letters to The Times... The courtroom scenes, naturally, are the most fun and the solution to whodunnit is admirably ingenious" - The Times
"An intriguing plot that asks the reader to decide... A delicious mystery" - Daily Mail
"A considerable achievement as a courtroom drama that works as a page-turner at once witty, well-observed and a pleasing fantasy... Definitely one to read" - The Critic
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'Admirably ingenious' - THE TIMES 'A delicious mystery' - DAILY MAIL A trial is rather like a play. We wear our costumes. We perform to the audience. And on a good day no-one gets murdered. Six nights a week the cast of the smash-hit play Daughter of the Revolution performs to a sold-out audience. A thrilling story of forbidden marriage and a secret love child, the critics say it'll run for years. That is until one night the third act ends not in applause but in death, when leading lady Alexandra Dyce is beheaded live on stage. Every cast member has a motive, but it is the dead woman's co-star - and ex-husband - Hollywood legend Leo Lusk who is charged with the crime. When defence barrister Charles Konig is brought in last minute, he knows this ought to be the case of a lifetime. But Charles would rather be on his holiday trekking up K2, and he isn't interested in celebrities, especially ones that seem to be mysteriously trying to derail their own defence. But as he and his co-counsel New York lawyer Yara Ortiz sift through the evidence, it becomes clear that clues may lie in the play itself. And that Charles's only chance of victory is to identify the real murderer... A delightfully clever legal mystery with as many layers as an onion. Perfect for readers of Janice Hallett, Tom Hindle, Rob Rinder and Richard Osman. 'Multi-layered, clever and compelling' - JENNIE GODFREY 'My verdict: all rise for a future book of the year' - JANICE HALLETT 'Brilliant. Charles Konig is a wonderful character' - IAN MOORE
"Morpuss interlards his larksome tale with gobbets of the drama, extracts from a legal blog, WhatsApp messages, forensic reports and letters to The Times... The courtroom scenes, naturally, are the most fun and the solution to whodunnit is admirably ingenious" - The Times
"An intriguing plot that asks the reader to decide... A delicious mystery" - Daily Mail
"A considerable achievement as a courtroom drama that works as a page-turner at once witty, well-observed and a pleasing fantasy... Definitely one to read" - The Critic
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