I was looking forward to reading The Murder game after reading the authors first novel The fatal crossing and enjoyed it.
It’s New years eve and a murder mystery party is being held at Hamlet Hall hotel. A hotel that has seen better days. In a secluded area of North Devon and there is no phone signal. There are eight guests, all with secrets of their own. Which had something to do with a body that is found on a beach over twenty years ago.
So, when an uninspected guest Damian white arrives with his daughter in tow. Everyone is shocked to see him. Damian White is not a likable man. So, when the party starts, and everyone takes their positions in the game they find Damian has gone missing. When they do find him, he is dead with a blow to his head. Just like the body found on the beach twenty years. Is someone taking their revenge of what happened all of them years ago?
Thank you, Random House Cornerstone, for a copy of ‘The Murder Game’ I liked the premise of this ‘Agatha Christie’ locked room murder mystery set in a whole hotel with no phone signal, what’s not to love. But it found the characters not very likeable and although I found the story interesting it didn’t grip me like other stories do. 4 stars from me,

When a rich, successful businessman returns unannounced to the small village he grew up in for a New Year's Eve murder mystery party, only to become a real-life murder victim, the stage is set for another interesting whodunnit.

But unfortunately, while it was a nice, easy read, The Murder Game didn't provide any interesting new characters or new twists on the usual old mystery plot. The cast were rather one dimensional, and the attempt to tie together an older mystery with the present day murder didn't provide any real exciting or intrigue.

The Murder Game is a solid, workmanlike mystery story, but nothing more than that.

The Murder Game is a crime novel that takes place during a murder mystery party on New Year's Eve. Suspicion hangs on everyone, and old secrets are revealed.

Having read Hindle's previous novel A Fatal Crossing, I was very excited about The Murder Game. It lives up to my expectation! Hindle is quickly becoming a new master of the whodunnit crime genre. I can't wait to read more.

Many thanks to Tom Hindle, NetGalley, and Random House UK for this copy.

A well written, tightly woven murder mystery. Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie. Thanks to the publishers for allowing me to read a copy

Thank for letting me read in advance. A good old murder mystery and kept me reading until. The end. Would recommend

Everything you could want from a murder mystery. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me an advance copy, I will definitely be recommending.

A modern 'Who Dunnit' in the classic Agatha Christie style. The premise of the story is that a group of villagers gather together on New Year's Eve for an entertaining Murder Mystery Evening with Dinner. All goes awry when one of the guests is murdered. As the story progresses you find that all of the characters are intertwined in some way or other. As with all stories of this nature you do not discover the murdered until the very end.....but all the clues are there for you to solve yourself. An entertaining read.

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House UK, Cornerstone for the advance copy of this book.

A murder set within a murder mystery evening a clever idea
This was enjoyable and you have to pay attention to what is going on within the characters but not as good as his first book

The story starts off slowly as there is a lot of scene setting and character description. I still got a bit muddled and frustrated as the reader is drip-fed their back stories. It is still an enjoyable read and worth finishing the book even though it's obvious just over half way who the murderer is. The end reveals all. The Murder Game is an entertaining typical locked-house murder mystery.

I loved Tom Hindle’s first novel, A Fatal Crossing, a mystery set on a cruise ship in the 1930s, so I was excited about his new book, The Murder Game. I was expecting something similar – another historical mystery written in the style of the Golden Age – but was surprised to find that this one has a contemporary setting, although still with many of the tropes of a classic crime novel.

In The Murder Game, a group of people have assembled for a New Year’s Eve murder mystery evening at Hamlet Hall, a hotel in the small seaside town of Hamlet Wick. The arrangements are all in place – a fictional murder has been invented, roles have been assigned to each of the guests and actors have been brought in to play the supporting characters – but before the game can even begin, a real murder takes place at Hamlet Hall.

There’s no shortage of suspects; the victim was not a popular person and most of the others have a motive for the murder. PC Fay arrives on the scene and begins to investigate, hoping to solve the mystery herself to further her career, but her progress is slow and in the meantime tensions are increasing between the guests, actors and hotel staff. The atmosphere grows more hostile as they argue about a controversial project to renovate the local lighthouse – the site of a tragic accident several years earlier – and with no phone signal and everyone forbidden to leave the hotel, the group at Hamlet Hall could find themselves in danger if the killer decides to strike again.

The Murder Game got off to a good start, but it didn’t really sustain my interest all the way through and I found it less enjoyable than A Fatal Crossing. I had loved the idea of a novel set during a murder mystery evening and was disappointed that the game never had time to begin before the real murder took place! The group of people gathered at the hotel for the evening are an unpleasant bunch, but that’s nothing unusual in this sort of novel – however, I felt that the story moved from one character’s perspective to another so often that I didn’t have a chance to get to know any of them very well.

The plot is quite complex and centres around two previous cases of people being killed under suspicious circumstances in Hamlet Wick. After we unravel the truth about those two deaths, which took place years before the novel begins, the events of the present day begin to make more sense – although I had already guessed who the culprit was, having picked up on one or two clues. I don’t often solve mysteries correctly, so it was nice to see that I had got it right for once! I couldn’t really see the point of the police officer character, though, as she seemed to have little impact on the story and we aren’t given much insight into her thought processes so can’t try to solve the murder along with her.

I found parts of the novel entertaining and would still recommend the book, but my expectations were probably too high after enjoying A Fatal Crossing so much. I’ll be looking out for a third novel from Tom Hindle and will be interested to see what setting he chooses next.

Sometimes you just need a good light hearted murder and this is it!

It kinda gave me Agatha Christie vibes, lots of characters to keep track of but nothing too taxing. While it was an easy read I was intrigued to find our killer.

Perfect little read for these long winter nights

I wouldn't say this was anything out of the ordinary, but it's well written and an easy read which helped me to while away a few hours.

It's a pretty typical murder mystery which centres on the inhabitants of a small village, a tragedy from their past and a lot of people who all have a motive for murder. So nothing groundbreaking, but intriguing enough that you'll want to know who did it.

Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC without obligation.

It was an ok read but with altogether too many characters and relationships to truly keep track of. It also felt like the story had too much unnecessary waffle in so it became tiresome to read it in parts. It was an ok read, but I must admit to skipping some chapters as I grew bored whilst reading it

I’m doing cartwheels (in a geriatric kind of way)! so excited that I’ve found another Agatha Christie style writer. It’s a dying art to creat stuff like this. Competent hooked!

I enjoyed this. Despite the subject being murder it was very light hearted and easy to read. Like any good murder mystery the murderer was not revealed until the end of the book.

Tim Hindle's second book is not a disappointment
A murder mystery night which turns into a true crime scene
What more can you ask for
Plenty of twists and turns
Who's safe and who is not

Thank you netgalley, Tim Hindle and Random House

I really enjoyed the setting and plot of this novel as it made for an exciting murder mystery evening which turns all too real. Set in a remote area with no phone signal, the guests settle in for what is supposed to be a night of fun but when an unexpected and unwanted guest arrives everything changes. There is a wide range of characters in the story all with their own problems and personalities so they were easy to distinguish but you have to pay close attention to keep up with who does what if you want to try and figure out the murderer for yourself. There are also a few twists and turns to keep you reading and overall I thought it was a good murder mystery though not as good as his first book.

I have read A Fatal Crossing by this Author and enjoyed it so was looking forward to reading The Murder Game and I wasn't disappointed I actually enjoyed it more .A fast paced ,compelling crime mystery set in a grand hotel in North Devon .Guests have been invited to a Murder Mystery Evening but before the game has begun someone is murdered for real and so the mystery begins .The story was gripping and the characters well developed and I enjoyed the ending as it was a surprise .I look forward to reading the next book by this Author .Than you to NertGalley for my ARC.

An enjoyable, if not wholly-original, premise, a murder at a murder mystery party with a limited number of guests/possible perpetrators. This felt like a classic Agatha Christie type story, and was entertaining.

I really enjoyed this murder mystery. A great setting, a disparate cast of dinner guests, a town with history and grudges all made for a thriller with plenty of secrets and twists that’s a must read!