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In a pandemic lockdown inspired change of genre from the fantasy novels with which she began her career, Kesia Lupo has delivered a nail biting, compulsively readable thriller that will surely gain her even more fans.
Veronica wakes up in a snowstorm trapped with four strangers in a sprawling manor house complete with a dead body. They have each fallen into The Game. A notorious Dark Web creation where, if they can solve the murder mystery, they could win a life-changing sum of money and where the only way out for any of them is to complete the game.
But things start to go badly wrong with blackouts, glitches and a mysterious figure haunting their footsteps and then one of them dies both in the game and in real life and the mystery transforms into who is trying to kill them?
Brilliantly plotted, with vividly descriptive settings and an almost overwhelming sense of claustrophobia, this is sure to appeal to crime and sci-fi fans alike.
Reviewed by Joy CourtJoy Court is Reviews Editor for The School Librarian journal and Past Chair of the CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals.
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Squid Game meets Agatha Christie in this locked-room virtual reality murder mystery, where the only option is to win - or die trying...
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Let's Play Murder Synopsis
Squid Game meets Agatha Christie in this locked-room virtual reality murder mystery, where the only option is to win - or die trying...
Video games have never been more murderous.
Veronica wakes up trapped with four strangers in a sprawling manor house in a snow storm with a dead body, a mystery right out of an Agatha Christie novel. It feels so real - but it isn't.
This is VR and this is THE Game; a rumoured Easter Egg hidden in other VR games that draws you into a competition for a prize beyond your wildest dreams. And there's no escaping the VR world until the Game is won.
But while Veronica and her fellow players are trying to figure out the puzzle, something is not right in the VR world. Blackouts, glitches, NPCs acting strange, and a mysterious figure haunting their footsteps. Then when a player dies, and also dies in real life, all hell breaks loose.
Without warning, the game Veronica thought she was playing gets overshadowed by a much darker, and much more real, mystery: who is killing us?' It may not be a game Veronica wanted to play, but it's one that she has to win - or die trying.
About This Edition
| ISBN: |
9781526635464 |
| Publication date: |
13th April 2023 |
| Author: |
Kesia Lupo |
| Publisher: |
Bloomsbury YA an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Pagination: |
327 pages |
| Reading age: |
12+ |
| Primary Genre |
Young Adult Fiction
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Kesia Lupo Press Reviews
Brilliantly executed with unexpected twists and turns, Let's Play Murder is like the best, most carefully crafted mystery mixed with classic video games. It will keep you guessing until the very last page. Ready Player One meets Agatha Christie, Let's Play Murder is the chilling thriller you don't want to miss - Alison Weatherby, author of The Secrets Act
I just couldn't put it down - Kesia's writing was so immersive, and she's taken a very unique concept and created such a gripping story with very distinctive characters - Aneesa Marufu, author of The Balloon Thief
Black Mirror meets One of Us Is Lying. Let's Play Murder had me racing to finish and questioning everything right up to the explosive conclusion - Amy McCaw, author of Mina and the Undead and Mina and the Slayers
A fast paced mystery that keeps you guessing until the very end. Let's Play Murder is like a dark, twisted escape room for your mind. The ultimate combination of fun and fear - Fran Hart, author of The Other Ones
I rattled through it in a couple of frantic nights' reading as I couldn't wait to get to the end! I loved the twisty mash-up of virtual reality and old-school murder mystery; it was delightfully creepy and atmospheric - Andreina Cordani, author of The Girl Who... and Dead Lucky
Talk about twists and turns - this book had me gripped and guessing all the way through. Everything about it was wonderfully dark: the secrets, the intricately-drawn setting, the shadowy characters. I've never been so desperate to get to the end of a book - Molly Morris, author of This is Not the End
Ready Player One meets Agatha Christie. I gulped down this thrilling, mysterious and highly original read, and I defy anyone to guess the ending - Anna Day, author of The Fandom and The Fandom Rising
'Let's Play Murder is unputdownable, immersive, edge-of-your-seat excitement. If you're looking for a thrilling blend of thriller and horror to set your pulse-racing, plus a truly shocking, gasp-worthy twist, this is the book for you.' - Katherine and Elizabeth Corr
A fast-paced, tense read that combines murder-mystery with a sinister VR world - a thrilling ride! --- Ravena Guron author of This Book Kills
A nightmare VR escape room brilliantly combined with a gripping murder mystery - I was hooked from the first page and tore through Let's Play Murder! -- - Tess James-Mackey author of Someone Is Watching You
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A stormer of a story! - Kiran Millwood Hargrave
A gorgeously written fantasy, with a haunting, intricate world - Mary Watson
