The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle Paperback – 4 October 2018

It was one of the most phenomenal mystery thriller book i have ever read. The plot is exceptional, characters outstanding and climax no one could ever think of. Hats off to the author.

One of my favourite boardgames as a child was ‘cluedo’ where the players have to figure out who killed ‘Mr.Black’ with the backdrop being Tudor Mansion . Replace both with Evelyn Hardcastle and Blackheath estate respectively and you get an ingeniously constructed literary derivative of the game...Evelyn Hardcastle will be murdered everyday in Blackheath at a party thrown in her honour And everyday , Aiden Bishop will be too late to save her . At the break of each new dawn , Aiden finds himself in the body of a different guest or ‘hosts’ as the fateful day resets itself all over again . He only gets 8 such hosts , meaning he only has 8 chances to reveal the identity of Evelyn’s murderer, else he is doomed to repeat the loop once again and never escape Blackheath...I had high hopes for this book and to say that it exceeded expectations would be an understatement . It is a labyrinth of layers with numerous perspectives , multiple time lapses and meticulously calculated , well placed twists on every page . Even though Aiden Bishop’s character takes on different hosts and their traits , we never truly lose sight of his true self . Aside from being a mind bending murder mystery , ‘The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle’ is a tale of forgiveness and redemption at it’s core . A must read indeed !

This book will give you details like none other and the mental image will come easily to the reader. Though the book requires patience especially since you are constantly rooting for the characters to finally be rid of their mysteries (and miseries) but they keep failing. But the ending is worth it and the way the picture is completed in the end.. oh it’s a sweet sweet reward!

QOTD: “Wealth is poisonous to the soul”.“ The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle”~By Stuart Turton⭐️⭐️⭐️~ This story is very unusual, it is about a man Aiden Thomas who wakes up with no memory and just the name Anna on his lips. He has learnt that Evelyn Hardcastle is going to be murdered. Aiden is destined to relive the same day over and over again, in different bodies until he can solve the murder of Evelyn Hardcastle.~ The concept of this book is outstanding, I haven’t read a book like this before. I loved the ending, albeit I felt the story consists of too many plots and twists, at times it gets confusing to follow. If you like reading something out of the box, do read this one!!

It was a great read. Very time loopy. Innovative concept. Good fiction mystery novel. Keeps you entertained but you need to pay attention as it goes through many stages.

Very interesting.

Quite a gripping story. Although sometimes it did get a little confusing. But overall I liked it. Would surely recommend.

I very rarely leave a book unfinished but I got depressed at the thought of ploughing on with this one. So obviously clever, so complex, ultimately so boring. Too many twists, too many puzzles, too much like children acting in a play. The “soul” of one person (I think) gets reincarnated in a new body every day for 8 days. They won’t achieve “nirvana” unless they solve the mystery of Evelyn Hardcastle’s death. And there isn’t just one cycle of rebirth, there are apparently many simultaneous cycles, involving poor souls who just couldn’t solve the murder, and have to keep getting reborn until they do. I had to keep turning back - “who he, now?”I wanted to know why Evelyn H had to die and who killed her, and then...I just didn’t.