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This Is Not a Game
- Author
- Kelly Mullen
- Narrator
- Laurence Bouvard
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Publish Date
- 2 October 2025
- Run Time
- 9 hours 28 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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Introducing your new favourite whodunnit. Perfect for fans of Gilmore Girls and Knives Out
Two unlikely detectives. A killer cocktail of suspects.
A Gibson martini garnished with three silverskin onions is 77-year-old Mimi’s favourite cocktail. It is best served with a crossword puzzle, not as an apéritif at Jane Ireland's extravagant auction party.
But given Mimi has been blackmailed into attending Jane's event, at a grand old mansion on Mackinac Island (Michigan’s answer to The Hamptons), there are worse drinks she could spend an evening sinking.
Thankfully for her, she's roped her granddaughter, Addie – who is escaping the heartache caused by her manipulative ex-fiancé – into accompanying her. While Addie spots celebrities and socialites in the manor's labyrinth of dark rooms and Mimi wonders how to confess the real reason for her presence at the soiree, a scream pierces the air.
Jane is dead.
And when a second body turns up, Mimi and Addie soon become the unlikeliest of sleuths in a race to narrow down the suspects.
In a house that contains as many secrets as the people within it, it’s going to take more than a Gibson to survive the night…
'Fabulous, over-the-top fun' The Guardian
'A delightful game of twists' Chris Chibnall
'Slick and witty' Daily Mail
© Kelly Mullen 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025
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This locked room mystery delivers classic whodunnit drama along with a sprinkle of joy.
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Details
- Author
- Kelly Mullen
- Narrator
- Laurence Bouvard
- Duration
- 9 hours 28 minutes
- Release Date
- 2 October 2025
- ISBN
- 9781804962114
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Genre
- Crime and mystery: women sleuths / detectives, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Crime and mystery: cosy mystery, Comical (humorous) crime and mystery
Synopsis
Brought to you by Penguin. Introducing your new favourite whodunnit. Perfect for fans of Gilmore Girls and Knives OutTwo unlikely detectives. A killer cocktail of suspects.A Gibson martini garnished with three silverskin onions is 77-year-old Mimi’s favourite cocktail. It is best served with a crossword puzzle, not as an apéritif at Jane Ireland's extravagant auction party.But given Mimi has been blackmailed into attending Jane's event, at a grand old mansion on Mackinac Island (Michigan’s answer to The Hamptons), there are worse drinks she could spend an evening sinking.Thankfully for her, she's roped her granddaughter, Addie – who is escaping the heartache caused by her manipulative ex-fiancé – into accompanying her. While Addie spots celebrities and socialites in the manor's labyrinth of dark rooms and Mimi wonders how to confess the real reason for her presence at the soiree, a scream pierces the air.Jane is dead.And when a second body turns up, Mimi and Addie soon become the unlikeliest of sleuths in a race to narrow down the suspects.In a house that contains as many secrets as the people within it, it’s going to take more than a Gibson to survive the night…'Fabulous, over-the-top fun' The Guardian'A delightful game of twists' Chris Chibnall'Slick and witty' Daily Mail© Kelly Mullen 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025
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