This is a murder mystery. This is a story about love. Or is it? . . . 'Ingeniously escapes the
locked room of the genre to take on the biggest questions of life and death' - Paul Murray
author of The Bee Sting 'Sally Rooney meets The Secret History ' - The Sunday Times
Abigail and her brother Benjamin have always been close. To celebrate his birthday Abigail
hires a grand old house and gathers their friends together for a murder mystery party. As the
night goes on they drink too much and play games. Relationships are forged consolidated or
frayed. Someone kisses someone they shouldn't someone else's heart is broken. In the morning
everyone wakes up - except Benjamin. Suddenly everything is not quite what it seems. An
eminent detective arrives determined to find Benjamin's killer. This is a locked-room mystery
and everyone is a suspect. As Abigail attempts to fathom her brother's unexpected death in a
world that has been turned upside down she begins to wonder whether perhaps the true mystery
might have been his life . . . Louise Hegarty's Fair Play is the puzzle-box story that
brilliantly lays bare the real truth of life - the terrifying mystery of grief. 'Dazzling' -
Colin Walsh author of Kala 'Brilliant' - The Times 'Ingenious' - The Telegraph
'Terrific' - The New York Times 'Heartbreaking' - The Guardian
