LoveReading Says
LoveReading Says
This deliciously devious debut crime novel capers around a suburban London street during 1968. Sitting within, as well as nosy neighbours and amusing twisty tales, are dark thoughts, plots, and murder. It isn’t just murder, other tales join in, though all have a certain level of provocative darkness contained within. Author Gay Marris, has created a number of individual stories, each joining with its siblings to create a monstrously amusing whole. While hugely entertaining, sliding around the humour are real moments of sensitivity, melancholy, and despair. I would find myself snorting with amusement, before sinking into a sad story waiting to pierce thoughts with precision. It is all rather clever, and I really appreciated the moments highlighting empathy and thoughtfulness. While I wouldn’t want to chance moving into Atbara Avenue due to its high murder rate, it really does have the most wonderful sense of place. The street lives as it has always lived, moving with the times, but also displaying, harbouring, and even hiding its occupants. The characters aren’t always likeable (well, rather a lot of them are planning murder), yet some will evoke sympathy or a form of understanding along the way. Thought-provoking, boldly smart and amusing, A Curtain Twitcher’s Book of Murder will keep your emotions in flight as you follow the lives of the occupants of Atbara Avenue.
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A Curtain Twitcher's Book of Murder Synopsis
Set in London in 1968, A CURTAIN TWITCHER’S BOOK OF MURDER follows the lives of the inhabitants of a suburban London street. But this is no ordinary road.
“Ask anyone on Atbara Avenue how well they know their neighbours, and they’ll answer ‘well’. After all, they see each other across the vast distance afforded by close proximity, and that is probably for the best...”.
For the best, because Atbara Avenue is a street where, all too often, murder feels like the solution.
With a delicious cast of characters, dazzling plotting, and an utterly unique voice, Gay Marris’ first book is remarkably accomplished. If you’ve been longing for a fresh and compelling new voice in the world of crime fiction, your wait is over.
About This Edition
| ISBN: |
9781835010099 |
| Publication date: |
20th June 2024 |
| Author: |
Gay Marris |
| Publisher: |
Bedford Square Publishers |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| Pagination: |
320 pages |
| Primary Genre |
Crime and Mystery
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Gay Marris Press Reviews
'I am not Crime’s biggest fan by a long shot but this book is CLEVER. Written as a series of short stories you can dip in and out of it at leisure, but as you get further in you realise how the web of stories are being woven together to create the novel. The characters you met at the beginning pop up again in the least expected of places and of course at the centre are the vicar and his wife...It really does give you the feeling of being a curtain twitcher! The cast of characters in Atbara Avenue are deliciously dark, they plot and scheme whilst polishing the silver and being very polite to each other... I really enjoyed it, it’s full of dark humour and it’s very entertaining. A great read!'
