The In Crowd

Some people are in On the last Saturday in August, politicos and socialites trade tidbits of gossip and sips of Pimm's under the tasteful bunting of a Richmond garden party. They'd never guess that the police are just a stone's throw away, pulling a body out of the river Thames. Some people just wish they were Detective Caius Beauchamp is at the theatre, trying to get a little culture. His hopes for the evening are dashed when a fellow audience member is found dead in his seat. Caius jumps into action to identify the body. Is it possible that this death could be linked to a drowning the week before? Either way, being out is absolute murder Praise for Charlotte Vassell's debut The Other Half - available now 'Brilliantly compulsive . . . I could not stop reading this book.' DENISE MINA 'As sharp, witty and energetic as it is bitingly satirical.' JANICE HALLETT 'An incredible crime debut.' ERIN KELLY 'Scintillating.' HARRIET TYCE 'Delicious, searing . . . What a great new voice she is in detective fiction!' S. J. BENNETT