The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

Stuart Turton
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The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

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1/30/2019
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In a run-down English country house filled with an assortment of family, guests and servants who are ostensibly there for a special celebration, the main character awakens each day in a different persona of one of the people there, re-living the same day over and over -- a day which culminates in a murder. He retains memories from one persona to the next, and gradually he starts to piece together what's really going on, and who is behind what machinations -- and there are a lot of different hidden agendas and sub-plots in process.

In order to escape from this nightmare, he needs to solve the murder -- but one of the other people has the same goal, and is trying to prevent him from finding the answer first by using every possible means, including misdirection and physical violence. Neither the main character nor most of the other people involved is the nicest person; what's most interesting is the unraveling of the mystery.

Based on the synopsis, I wasn't sure whether this would be my thing, but I really loved this book. It's got both fantasy and science-fictional elements, and I just thought it was a fantastic read.