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The Six Who Came to Dinner

Anne Youngson

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Doubleday
14 February 2023
Six short stories full of colourful suspects and complicated motives by the winner of the Paul Torday Memorial prize for debut authors over sixty - perfect for fans of grisly mysteries set in the English countryside

'An extraordinary new writer' NINA STIBBE

Six cozy mystery stories full of colourful suspects and complicated motives

- perfect for fans of Clare Chambers, Barbara Pym

The village cleaning lady who holds everyone's house-keys opens a boot to find some unexpected baggage; a vengeful dinner party host serves more than just a roast to her six guests; hairdresser chat is not just idle gossip as an old man with a history gets a trim; driven to distraction by his new young wife, a man resorts to two grisly acts, in a gripping re-imagining of a famous Irish ballad.

Ripping away the polite fa ade of small communities, these stories reveal the roiling emotions and frustration that can lead seemingly ordinary people to do bad things. Rich in compassion, pathos and humour, Anne Youngson offers us her dark take on human foibles, pettiness and rivalry in this sparkling, unputdownable collection.

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Imprint:   Doubleday
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 204mm,  Width: 136mm,  Spine: 27mm
Weight:   338g
ISBN:   9780857528254
ISBN 10:   0857528254
Pages:   272
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

ANNE YOUNGSON's debut novel MEET ME AT THE MUSEUM was shortlisted for the Costa Best First Novel Award and won the inaugural Paul Torday Memorial prize for debut fiction by writers over sixty. Her second novel, THREE WOMEN AND A BOAT was a BBC Radio 2 Book Club pick. A COMPLICATED MATTER is her first historical novel, and was inspired by an episode of 'From the Archives' on BBC Radio Four. She has had a successful career in senior managment with Land Rover where she was Managing Director. She lives in Oxfordshire and is married with two children and four grandchildren.

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An extraordinary writer * NINA STIBBE *


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