Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin – Michael Joseph for providing me with a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
Goodreads Synopsis
There are rules for murder mysteries. There must be a victim. A suspect. A detective. The rest is just shuffling the sequence. Expanding the permutations. Grant McAllister, a professor of mathematics, once sat down and worked them all out – calculating the different orders and possibilities of a mystery into seven perfect detective stories he quietly published. But that was thirty years ago. Now Grant lives in seclusion on a remote Mediterranean island, counting the rest of his days.
Until Julia Hart, a sharp, ambitious editor knocks on his door. Julia wishes to republish his book, and together they must revisit those old stories: an author hiding from his past, and an editor, keen to understand it.
But there are things in the stories that don’t add up. Inconsistencies left by Grant that a sharp-eyed editor begins to suspect are more than mistakes. They may be clues, and Julia finds herself with a mystery of her own to solve.
Review
Oh my god. This book had me on the edge of my seat and completely captivated throughout.
With seven different murder stories, Eight Detectives has you constantly guessing and looking for any secret clues that may help you solve the case before the book does. With plenty of twists and turns this book takes you on Julia's journey to solve the mystery of what Grant McAllister may be hiding.
There isn't too much I can say about this book without spoiling the short stories and the book as a whole but let me tell you this book is now one of my favourites of 2020. The way Alex Pavesi writes just immediately draws you in and you find yourself needing more.
I highly recommend this book!!
Rating: 5/5 stars
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