Ink Ribbon Red

The problem with telling tales is that you might get caught out by the twist- the most original literary thriller of 2024, from the author of the sensational Eight DetectivesA group of friends gather in a country house for a birthday party.At their host's request, they each write a short mystery. They draw names from a hat- in each story, one of the group is the killer, and another the victim.Of course, when given such a task, it's only natural to use what you know. Secrets. Grudges. Illicit love.It's just that once you put it in a story, the secret is out.Oh, and just one more thing- this is a story that ends with a murder...

A spectacularly complex, crafty puzzle with characters who come more and more to life as the stakes get higher Mail on Sunday
Ink Ribbon Red is the epitome of the artful murder mystery and Alex Pavesi the master puppeteer of literary crime, creating a unique yet relatable cast on pages that won’t stop turning. I was utterly hooked -- Janice Hallett, bestselling author of The Appeal
Fun Guardian
Ink Ribbon Red is a thriller for clever people. This dark-hearted, light-footed mystery-thriller — an inspired mash-up of And Then There Were None, Cluedo, and Lucy Foley — plays fair, fierce, and fast: like the what-could-go-wrong party game that goes very wrong indeed for its cast, it’s dangerous fun, and just the tonic for readers hungover on same-old-same-old crime fiction. -- A.J. Finn
There are reveals within reveals as the bamboozled reader tries to decide what’s real and what isn’t. More fun than Eight Detectives The Times
A new spin on the traditional country house murder . . . when the style is this good, it’s worth the investment. Irish News
Exquisitely original -- Ragnar Jonasson
A brilliant work of illusion: murders, real and imagined, nestled within one another! The clues are all there, if you can see them. A book you finish and then start again just to see how thoroughly you’ve been fooled! -- Guy Morpuss, author of Black Lake Manor
Quirky and unpredictable, Ink Ribbon Red is a Rubik's cube of unreliable narratives -- Martin Edwards
Praise for Alex Pavesi's sensational bestseller, Eight Detectives -- :

Alex Pavesi lives in Surrey, where he writes full time. He previously worked as a software engineer and before that obtained a PhD in Mathematics. He enjoys puzzles, long walks and recreational lock picking. His debut novel Eight Detectives has been published in more than twenty languages, and was picked by the Sunday Times and the New York Times as one of their books of the year.

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