"Set in London in 1968, A CURTAIN TWITCHER'S BOOK OF MURDER follows the lives of the inhabitants of a suburban London street. But this is no ordinary road.
"Ask anyone on Atbara Avenue how well they know their neighbours, and they'll answer 'well'. After all, they see each other across the vast distance afforded by close proximity, and that is probably for the best...".
For the best, because Atbara Avenue is a street where, all too often, murder feels like the solution.
With a delicious cast of characters, dazzling plotting and an utterly unique voice, Gay Marris' first book is remarkably accomplished. If you've been longing for a fresh and compelling new voice in the world of crime fiction, your wait is over."
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I was unsure about this at the start as I wasn't sure where it was going; I initially wondered whether this was going to be a book full of separate chapters dealing with the residents of Atbara Avenue as short stories and individual events but as you keep reading, it becomes clear that they are all linked in some way and it definitely becomes a novel.
Full of absolutely excellent and interesting characters; each of the stories is engaging with a great mix of the dark and humour which works really well; they cover a raft of human emotions - jealousy, love and hate, loss and grief, murder and violence - and from different perspectives - male and female, young and old - making this a not-so-typical murder mystery book with some surprising twists along the way. Many of the stories resonate with current affairs despite this being set in the 1960's which makes it feel up to date.
This is an engaging and enthralling book that is quite different from what I usually read and I thoroughly enjoyed it and am looking forward to reading more from this author although they have a lot to live up to now and I must thank the author, Bedford Square Publishers and NetGalley for enabling me to read this debut novel.
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