The eagerly awaited new novel from the bestselling author of CHOCOLAT

"[A] gripping psychological thriller... Harris is one of our most accomplished novelists and Gentlemen & Players, with its pace, wit and acute observation, shows her at the top of her form" DAILY EXPRESS "[A] delicious black comedy ... the plot is so cleverly constructed, the tension so unflagging, you'd think she'd been writing thrillers all her life" DAILY MAIL "With a lightness of touch, Harris illuminates just how resentment of privilege and exclusion can lead to violent resolutions... Marvellously mischievous" GOOD HOUSEKEEPING "[A] clever story of obsession and revenge... Ms Harris has scored another success" SUNDAY TELEGRAPH "A classic whodunnit with the characters carefully crafted and the tension at a knife edge" SUNDAY EXPRESS (TOP TEN FICTION 2005)

Joanne Harris is the author of the Whitbread-shortlisted Chocolat (made into a major film starring Juliette Binoche), Blackberry Wine, Five Quarters of the Orange, Coastliners, Holy Fools, Jigs & Reels, Sleep Pale Sister, Gentlemen & Players and, with Fran Warde, The French Kitchen: A Cookbook and The French Market: More Recipes from a French Kitchen. She lives in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, with her husband and daughter.