{"product_id":"fair-play-9780063360556","title":"Fair Play","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Louise Hegarty's genre-splicing debut is a treat--clever, confident, and always surprising, a mystery story that ingeniously escapes the locked room of the genre to take on the biggest questions of life and death.\"--Paul Murray, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Bee Sting\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor fans of Anthony Horowitz and Lucy Foley, a wonderfully original, genre-breaking literary debut from Ireland that's an homage to the brilliant detective novels of the early twentieth century, a twisty modern murder mystery, and a searing exploration of grief and loss.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA group of friends gather at an Airbnb on New Year's Eve. It is Benjamin's birthday, and his sister Abigail is throwing him a jazz-age Murder Mystery themed party. As the night plays out, champagne is drunk, hors d'oeuvres consumed, and relationships forged, consolidated or frayed. Someone kisses the wrong person; someone else's heart is broken.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the morning, all of them wake up--except Benjamin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Abigail attempts to wrap her mind around her brother's death, an eminent detective arrives determined to find Benjamin's killer. In this mansion, suddenly complete with a butler, gardener and housekeeper, everyone is a suspect, and nothing is quite as it seems. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill the culprit be revealed? And how can Abigail, now alone, piece herself back together in the wake of this loss?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGripping and playful, sharp and profoundly moving, \u003cem\u003eFair Play\u003c\/em\u003e plumbs the depths of the human heart while subverting one of our most popular genres.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/08\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063360556\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2024 pg. 4\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Louise Hegarty","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45097048277173,"sku":"9780063360556","price":24.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_368b3a5e-0245-4745-96a8-6aeee5e3ff5a.jpg?v=1739283110","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/fair-play-9780063360556","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}