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''A total joy to read.'' Harriet Tyce''Confirms Charlotte Vassell as one of the most exciting new voices in crime fiction.'' Erin Kelly''A stylish saga of cops and inverted snobbery.'' The TimesSome people are inOn the last Saturday in August, politicos and socialites trade tidbits of gossip and sips of Pimm's under the tasteful bunting of a Richmond garden party. They'd never guess that the police are just a stone's throw away, pulling a body out of the river Thames.Some people wish they wereThe drowning appears to be a tragic accident until Detective Caius Beauchamp gets an unexpected tip. The victim, it seems, had enemies in high places. Did being on the wrong side of them get her killed?Either way, being out is absolute murderPraise for Charlotte Vassell''s debut The Other Half ''Brilliantly compulsive . . . I could not stop reading this book.'' DENISE MINA<

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Agatha Christie meets Made in Chelsea'Vassell's sharply witty debut novel is an enticing blend of frothy social satire and deadly serious detective work.' Daily Mail'Brilliantly compulsive . . . I could not stop reading this book.' DENISE MINA'As sharp, witty and energetic as it is bitingly satirical.' JANICE HALLETTThe night beforeRupert's 30th is a black tie dinner at the Kentish Town McDonald's - catered with cocaine and Veuve Clicquot.The morning afterHis girlfriend Clemmie is found murdered on Hampstead Heath. All the party-goers have alibis. Naturally.This investigation is going to be about Classics degrees and aristocrats, Instagram influencers and who knows who. Or is it whom? Detective Caius Beauchamp isn't sure. He's sharply dressed, smart, and as into self-improvement as Clemmie - but as he searches for the dark truth beneath the luxury, a wall of staggering wealth threatens to shut down his investigation before it's begun.Can he see through the tangled set of relationships in which the other half live, and die, before the case is taken out of his hands?Bitingly funny, full of twists, and all too close to reality, this is a stunning debut from your next favourite crime writer.'An incredible crime debut.' ERIN KELLY'Scintillating.' HARRIET TYCE'Delicious, searing . . . What a great new voice she is in detective fiction!' S. J. BENNETTWHAT READERS ARE SAYING'A perfectly horrid cast of over the top characters and an engaging detective. Glorious.' 5* review'Such a fun, biting take on the thriller genre . . . I loved this book!' 5* review'It was fast paced and twisty and I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. I loved it.' 5* review'It's the characters that really make this book and I'd love to see a TV series based on these detectives.' 5* review'Highly recommend if you enjoy Lucy Foley, I raced through this in less than a day!' 5* review

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