Fest
by Mark McCrum
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Pub Date Jul 04 2014 | Archive Date Dec 20 2014
Prospero Press | Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members' Titles
Description
At the start of the Mold-on-Wold literary festival, eminent critic Bryce Peabody is found dead in his hotel bed. Natural causes – or something more sinister, involving one of the writers he has insulted in print? Or is there a more personal reason? Bryce’s private life has never been simple, and at least two of his exes are also up in Mold on this summer weekend.
Unable to help himself, crime writer Francis Meadowes soon finds himself being drawn into a role he knows only from fiction, that of amateur sleuth …
Fest is a murder mystery set at a literary festival in the UK, where writers of all kinds have gathered to talk about their lives, careers and books over a weekend in the English countryside: this novel is both a wry look at the contemporary British literary scene and a gripping whodunnit that will keep you guessing till the very end.
Advance Praise
'raunchy goings-on at a fictional festival ... a rollicking read' LONDON EVENING STANDARD
'raunchy goings-on at a fictional festival ... a rollicking read' LONDON EVENING STANDARD
Marketing Plan
Mark McCrum began his career as a travel writer, with well-received books about Southern Africa (Happy Sad Land), Australia (No Worries) and Ireland (The Craic). He then turned to documenting two landmark television series in 1900 House and Castaway 2000, both of which were top ten bestsellers. He then wrote a revealing account of Robbie Williams on tour round Europe, Somebody Someday, which reached no. 1 in both hardback and paperback. His next book under his own name was Going Dutch In Beijing, a light-hearted account of the differences in etiquette around the world, which was translated into eight languages. His most recent non-fiction book is Walking With The Wounded, which tells the extraordinary story of four wounded soldiers and their successful attempt to reach the North Pole. Fest is his first novel.
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