Online Book Club: The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

Online Book Club – what is it?

Join us for a book club that’s an entirely online experience.  All titles will be available as on-demand eBooks from Hoopla. They may also be available in other downloadable and physical formats.

We’ll use Zoom to meet virtually on the third Tuesday of each month at 7 PM to discuss our chosen book.

Our meeting is on August 16th, at 7 PM.

Can’t make the meeting?

If you can’t make the meeting, that’s OK! Participate by reading the book, learning more about it from this post, and sharing your thoughts in the comments.

The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

About The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

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.

From Bloomsbury Publishers

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Stuart Turton

About Stuart Turton

Stuart Turton is a freelance travel journalist who has previously worked in Shanghai and Dubai.  The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastleis his debut novel.  He is the winner of the Brighton and Hove Short Story Prize and was longlisted for the BBC Radio 4 Opening Lines competition.  He lives in West London with his wife.

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In conclusion

Enjoy chatting about books with other readers from the comfort of home when you join the Online Book Club. Join our Zoom chat on Tuesday, August 16th, at 7 PM. Or share your thoughts below in the comments about The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle.

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