The Six Who Came to Dinner - Stories by Costa Award Shortlisted author of MEET ME AT THE MUSEUM

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 more than just idle gossip as an old man with a history gets a trim; driven to distraction by his new wife, a man resorts to two grisly acts, in a gripping re-imagining of a famous Irish ballad of murder. These stories of love, lies, murder and revenge tear back the facade of small communities to reveal the roiling emotions and frustration that can lead us to do bad things to others. Rich in compassion, pathos and humour, Anne Youngson offers us her roving imagination and gift for storytelling in this collection of unputdownable human mysteries.

Product details

• Authors: Anne Youngson
• Publisher: Doubleday
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.10.2022
• EAN: 9780857528254
• ISBN: 978-0-85752-825-4
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 136 mm x 204 mm x 27 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; England, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Cozy / General, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Amateur Sleuth, Crime & mystery, FICTION / Family Life / General, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Traditional, FICTION / Psychological, FICTION / Satire, FICTION / Thrillers / Domestic, FICTION / Small Town & Rural, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Collections & Anthologies, FICTION / Humorous / Black Humor, Thriller / suspense fiction, Family life fiction, Humorous fiction, Fairy and Folk tales, Psychological thriller, Crime and mystery fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction, Crime and mystery: women sleuths, FICTION / Feminist, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Cozy / Animals