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The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

  • 2018 first published
  • 480 pages
  • ★ 3.7 (23 ratings)
  • 21 editions

The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle is a 2018 occult fiction novel by Stuart Turton. Readers will find themes of murder, Investigation and crime.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.7 out of 5 from 23 ratings, and 178 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 21 editions across 3 languages.

It runs to roughly 480 pages — 8–9 hours of reading at an average pace.

About The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

***Gosford Park* meets *Groundhog Day* by way of Agatha Christie and *Black Mirror* – the most inventive story you'll read** Tonight, Evelyn Hardcastle will be killed ... Again It is meant to be a celebration but it ends in tragedy. As fireworks explode overhead, Evelyn Hardcastle, the young and beautiful daughter of the house, is killed. But Evelyn will not die just once. Until Aiden – one of the guests summoned to Blackheath for the party – can solve her murder, the day will repeat itself, over and over again. Every time ending with the fateful pistol shot. The only way to break this cycle is to identify the killer. But each time the day begins again, Aiden wakes in the body of a different guest. And someone is determined to prevent him ever escaping Blackheath... SOURCE
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Suspense
  • Thrillers
  • Suspense thrillers
  • Murder
  • Investigation
  • FICTION / Thrillers / Historical
  • FICTION / Occult & Supernatural
  • FICTION / Literary
  • Mystery & detective
  • Crime

Quick answers

Who wrote The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle?

The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle was written by Stuart Turton and first published in 2018.

What genre is The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle?

It is usually shelved as Occult Fiction.

How long is The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle?

The median edition has 480 pages, about 8–9 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle?

Readers who like it often enjoy Shadow of Night, Duma Key and Prince Lestat.

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