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How to Solve Your Own Murder

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How to Solve Your Own Murder

By: Kristen Perrin
Narrated by: Alexandra Dowling, Jaye Jacobs
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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

A Jimmy Fallon’s Book Club Finalist for 2024 | A Goodreads Choice Awards Finalist | A GMA Buzz Pick | A USA Today Bestseller

One of Amazon's Top 10 Best Books of April, One of Jimmy Fallon's favorite books for Spring 2024, The Top LibraryReads pick for March 2024, A Publishers Marketplace 2024 BuzzBook, One of NPR's Books We Love

Frances Adams always said she’d be murdered. She was right.

In 1965, Frances Adams is at an English country fair where a fortune-teller makes a bone-chilling prediction: One day, Frances will be murdered. It is a prediction that sparks her life’s work—trying to solve a crime that hasn’t happened yet.

Nearly sixty years later, Annie Adams is summoned to a meeting at the sprawling country estate of her wealthy and reclusive great-aunt Frances. But by the time Annie arrives in the quaint English village of Castle Knoll, Frances is found murdered, just like she always said she would be. Annie is determined to catch the killer, but thanks to Frances’s lifelong habit of digging up secrets and lies, it seems every endearing and eccentric villager might just have a motive for her murder.

Can Annie safely unravel the dark mystery at the heart of Castle Knoll, or will dredging up the past throw her into the path of a killer? As Annie gets closer to the truth, and closer to danger, she starts to fear she might inherit her aunt’s fate instead of her fortune.

©2024 Kristen Perrin (P)2024 Penguin Audio Amateur Sleuths Cozy Crime Detective Mystery Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Fiction Village Murder

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Praise for How to Solve Your Own Murder
"How to Solve Your Own Murder is a masterclass in the art of mystery. Kristen Perrin crafts a beguiling puzzle from sharp prose, compelling characters, and an irresistibly intricate setup. One of the best and most satisfying mysteries I've ever read."—Elle Cosimano, New York Times bestselling author of Finlay Donovan is Killing It

“Debut novelist Kristen Perrin has done the impossible in delivering readers a quintessential English murder mystery with a fresh, unconventional approach. Idyllic country village? Check. Amateur sleuth? Check. But a fortune teller's grim prediction coming true sixty years later? Now that makes for an enthralling tale. There's no shortage of entertaining, well-rounded characters in this charming and multilayered whodunit, a perfect shelf companion alongside reader favorites like Agatha Christie, Richard Osman, and Nita Prose.”—Sarah Penner, New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Apothecary

“I so enjoyed this smart, original murder mystery. It's filled with curious characters and takes place in the most gorgeous setting – the mysterious Castle Knoll – and sucked me in from the very first pages. I think fans of Richard Osman will love this one.”—Beth O’Leary, author of The Flatshare
Engaging Mystery • Clever Plot Twists • Excellent Narration • Parallel Timelines • Intriguing Premise • Believable Flaws
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This book was an enthralling experience, highly recommend to anyone looking for a captivating book. It was a great book for getting back into reading after taking a break. Really hope we get to see more of these characters in a sequel, whether it’s about what Francis got up to when she was older, or Annie solving more town mysteries.

Loved this book!

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Really amazing book - likable heroine, fun characters, gripping story, classic manor house/country village setting.

So good, so cozy.

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The book did start out well, however, not much to like in the cast of characters, and not enough background. Large group of people involved in the story, I know their names, but never really knew them. By the finish I did not care how the book ended, but gave it three stars for a good idea not well executed. I am in the minority, but that is my honest opinion.

Great idea for a book, unfortunately boring

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This is a must read for everyone! I really hope they turn this into a series! Fingers crossed it becomes a movie!

One of the absolute best books I’ve read in a long time

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I absolutely adored the premise, the clues came together perfectly, and I look forward to more from this author

A story that sells itself

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Fun story that keeps you guessing until the end!! Would have liked a little more wrap up with the characters.

Fun listen

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Characters, plot, underlying mystery - all great! I figured out the answer only moments before it was revealed, which is crackerjack timing for an authorized to pull off. Can't wait to see more from her!

Lovely story!

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I found this very hard to follow. I would not recommend this book to friends or clubs.

Murder Mystery

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I loved this book! The characters, the setting, the twists, the narrator — all great! This is a unique and contemporary whodunnit that still has the vibes of classic mysteries like Clue and Murder on the Orient Express. The parallel timelines of two different generations of women within an unconventional family structure, and how their lives and fortunes intertwine across decades, kept the mystery unfolding at a perfect pace. While some reactions from characters didn’t feel realistic at times, even in the context of this fictional setting, overall it wasn’t enough to take away from the richness of the story. I grew attached to both Annie and Frances very quickly! I searched to find other books from this author before I even finished reading this one. Can’t wait for the next installment to get released!

Great cozy mystery, excellent narrator!

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I love that I couldn’t put this book down and it had plenty of characters and the twist was satisfying. I can’t wait to go and find more books from this author.

Most fantastic book I have read in a long time!

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