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Private Investigator Alma is caught up in another impossible murder. One of the world''s four richest people may be dead - but nobody is sure which one. Hired to discover the truth behind the increasingly bizarre behaviour of the ultra-rich, Alma must juggle treating her terminally ill lover with a case which may not have a victim.

Inspired by the films of Kubrick, this stand-alone novel returns to the near-future of THE REAL-TOWN MURDERS, and puts Alma on a path to a world she can barely understand. Witty, moving and with a mystery deep at its heart, this novel again shows Adam Roberts'' mastery of the form.



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Adam Roberts is very good at spinning weird crime tales... this is one to watch out for. * STARBURST *
A witty, bittersweet and near-perfectly executed novel that's possibly Robert's best book to date. * SFX MAGAZINE *
Written in a witty, playful and almost teasing style, this is an impressive novel of ideas and a moving love story as well as a tense mystery thriller. * MORNING STAR *
Inventive and smart * Locus *

By the Pricking of Her Thumb

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      Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 08/08/2019
      ISBN13: 9781473221512, 978-1473221512
      ISBN10: 147322151X
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Private Investigator Alma is caught up in another impossible murder. One of the world''s four richest people may be dead - but nobody is sure which one. Hired to discover the truth behind the increasingly bizarre behaviour of the ultra-rich, Alma must juggle treating her terminally ill lover with a case which may not have a victim.

      Inspired by the films of Kubrick, this stand-alone novel returns to the near-future of THE REAL-TOWN MURDERS, and puts Alma on a path to a world she can barely understand. Witty, moving and with a mystery deep at its heart, this novel again shows Adam Roberts'' mastery of the form.



      Trade Review
      Adam Roberts is very good at spinning weird crime tales... this is one to watch out for. * STARBURST *
      A witty, bittersweet and near-perfectly executed novel that's possibly Robert's best book to date. * SFX MAGAZINE *
      Written in a witty, playful and almost teasing style, this is an impressive novel of ideas and a moving love story as well as a tense mystery thriller. * MORNING STAR *
      Inventive and smart * Locus *

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