{"product_id":"9781250798473","title":"The Eighth Detective : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Eighth Detective\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Alex Pavesi\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e A \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Top Ten Thriller of 2020 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"One of the most innovative mysteries in recent memory.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e- The Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Dizzying, dazzling… When did you last read a genuinely original thriller? The wait is over.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—A.J. Finn, #1 N\u003ci\u003eew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Woman in the Window\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere are rules for murder mysteries. There must be a victim. A suspect. A detective. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrant McAllister, an author of crime fiction and professor of mathematics, once sat down and worked them all out publishing seven perfect detective stories to demonstrate the rules of murder. But that was thirty years ago. Now he's living a life of seclusion on a quiet Mediterranean island - until Julia Hart, a sharp, ambitious editor, knocks on his door. His early work is being republished and together the two of them must revisit those old stories. An author, hiding from his past, and an editor, keen to understand it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut as she reads the stories, Julia is unsettled to realize that there are parts that don't make sense. Intricate clues that seem to reference a real murder. One that's remained unsolved for thirty years…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf Julia wants answers, she must triumph in a battle of wits with a dangerously clever adversary. Alex Pavesi's \u003ci\u003eThe Eighth Detective\u003c\/i\u003e is a love letter to classic detective stories with a modern twist, where nothing is as it seems, and proof that the best mysteries break all the rules.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Top Ten Thriller of 2020\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Capital Crimes Reader Award for Debut Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The reader understands that the book is a meta-story about the nature of mystery writing itself, but it’s a sign of Pavesi’s skill that we fall headlong into each of his stories. If that means we’re pawns in his grand chess game, so be it. His revelations are completely unexpected, right up to the end.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e— \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"One of the most innovative mysteries in recent memory.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e— \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“One of the year's most entertaining crime novels” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e— \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Dizzying, dazzling — a potent potion of a thriller, a brew of bibliophilia (think \u003ci\u003eThe Shadow of the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e), wire-taut tension (The Talented Mr. Ripley), and plot swerves so sharp and sudden you risk whiplash with each turn of the page, as bold as the best of Michael Connelly and Lisa Gardner. When did you last read a genuinely original thriller? The wait is over.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e— A.J. Finn, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of\u003ci\u003e The Woman in the Window\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An elegantly structured, intellectually challenging and completely unique thriller that grips like a vice.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e– \u003c\/i\u003eSOPHIE HANNAH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“It's rare for me to read a book in a single day, but I couldn't put The Eighth Detective down. Compelling, clever, and beautifully-constructed. It deserves to be huge. I genuinely wanted to applaud at the end.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e— Alex North, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Whisper Man\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An absolute triumph of a novel. I read it in two greedy gulps. Intelligent and compelling storytelling. Utterly brilliant” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e— Ali Land, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eGood Me Bad Me\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In The Eighth Detective, Alex Pavesi constructs a remarkable puzzle that turns readers into literary detectives with every new twist. Both a celebration and a reinvention of mystery fiction.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e— Matthew Pearl, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Dante Chamber \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Dante Club\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“So, so clever. A twisty story and an education in the math of murder mysteries. Agatha Christie would take her hat off to this one. Bravo!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e— Sarah Pinborough,\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBehind Her Eyes \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Alex Pavesi has written one of the most creative detective novels of the year…if not of all time. Sharp writing, crisp dialogue, and the end will leave you reeling. An incredible debut novel!” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e— Samantha Downing, International bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMy Lovely Wife \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Inventive. . . . Pavesi’s language immerses readers in mid-twentieth-century England and in the struggles, cruelties, and oddities of his multitude of carefully portrayed characters. Give this atmospheric puzzle to fans of short stories and of the American Mystery Classics series.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e— \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The book abounds with complications and twists, and puzzle lovers will have fun predicting the endings of the stories...A satisfying mystery for the casual reader, even more so for the careful one.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e— Kirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Ingenius. . . Pavesi is a writer to watch.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e— Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLong-listed Amazon.com Best Books of the Year (2020)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250798473\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Picador","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40819158057166,"sku":"9781250798473","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_a1842a9f-d0f1-4098-b013-603f8af4bdd8.jpg?v=1642927314","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250798473","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}