How to Cheat Your Own Death
A Novel
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How to Cheat Your Own Death
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Kristen Perrin
About this listen
Some secrets are deadlier than others
1968: Frances Adams is loving her new London life, and she’s stepped into a world of glamour thanks to her new friend, Vera Huntington--a magnetic socialite as mysterious as she is provocative. Vera dances around London like she owns it, taking Frances with her.
Present day: When Annie Adams heads to London to visit her famous artist mother, Laura, the last thing she expects to find is a dead body. Least of all for it to be Laura’s new protégée, left in an alley with her heart surgically removed from her chest.
Annie is no stranger to murder--after all, she’s solved a few already. And something about this case feels familiar. She’s read about one just like it in the journals of her late great aunt Frances, whose friend Vera was killed in the 1960s in the exact same way.
As Annie investigates, threats pile up on Laura’s doorstep, and it soon becomes clear that she’s next. With her mother’s life on the line, can Annie find the killer before it’s too late?
Critic Reviews
"Kristen Perrin's How to Cheat Your Own Death is a delightfully twisty ride through London's art world, past and present, that bubbles with sparkling prose and sly humor. If this is your first Castle Knoll Murder Mystery, you'll be racing to savor the others!"—Rachel Ekstrom Courage, New York Times bestselling author of Murder by Cheesecake: A Golden Girls Cozy Mystery
"Slip into glittering London nights steeped in fame and fortune, art and artifice. Perrin threads two immersive timelines together with a ribbon of fate, creating one crackling mystery that ripples through generations. How To Cheat Your Own Death is the most riveting chapter yet of Annie and Frances’ story."—Ande Pliego, USA Today bestselling author of You Are Fatally Invited
“A delicious mystery with a clever plot and real emotional depth.”—Sarah Harman, author of All the Other Mothers Hate Me
"With dual timelines, clever twists, and a delightful cast of characters to root for (and suspect), How to Cheat Your Own Death is pure cozy mystery fun!"—Olivia Worley, author of So Happy Together
“Swinging London in the 1960s makes a stylish backdrop for this cleverly braided reunion of Frances and Annie, both solving crimes in the backstabbing world of art. Deft brushstrokes of romance, family drama and clashes with the old guard make this a perfect picture of modern murder.”—Christina Lynch, author of Pony Confidential
“A modern master of the genre, Kristen Perrin breathes new life into cozy crime. You will be hooked from page one of How to Cheat Your Own Death, which weaves the vibrant art world of present-day London with the glamour of 1960s Soho into an intricate and enchanting dual mystery. Each Castle Knoll book is a slice of pure murder mystery joy.”—Kelly Mullen, author of This is Not a Game
"How To Cheat Your Death by Kristen Perrin is an elegant blend of history, family secrets, and suspense. Perrin masterfully weaves a dual-timeline mystery that's both clever and emotionally resonant. The story is rich with atmosphere, layered red herrings, and a slow-burn romantic tension between Annie and investigator Rowan Crane that kept me turning the pages. With evocative writing and a twisty plot that ties past and present together in surprising ways, this novel is a captivating exploration of legacy, love and the lengths we go to uncover the truth."—R.L. Killmore, author of A Cinnamon Falls Mystery
"Slip into glittering London nights steeped in fame and fortune, art and artifice. Perrin threads two immersive timelines together with a ribbon of fate, creating one crackling mystery that ripples through generations. How To Cheat Your Own Death is the most riveting chapter yet of Annie and Frances’ story."—Ande Pliego, USA Today bestselling author of You Are Fatally Invited
“A delicious mystery with a clever plot and real emotional depth.”—Sarah Harman, author of All the Other Mothers Hate Me
"With dual timelines, clever twists, and a delightful cast of characters to root for (and suspect), How to Cheat Your Own Death is pure cozy mystery fun!"—Olivia Worley, author of So Happy Together
“Swinging London in the 1960s makes a stylish backdrop for this cleverly braided reunion of Frances and Annie, both solving crimes in the backstabbing world of art. Deft brushstrokes of romance, family drama and clashes with the old guard make this a perfect picture of modern murder.”—Christina Lynch, author of Pony Confidential
“A modern master of the genre, Kristen Perrin breathes new life into cozy crime. You will be hooked from page one of How to Cheat Your Own Death, which weaves the vibrant art world of present-day London with the glamour of 1960s Soho into an intricate and enchanting dual mystery. Each Castle Knoll book is a slice of pure murder mystery joy.”—Kelly Mullen, author of This is Not a Game
"How To Cheat Your Death by Kristen Perrin is an elegant blend of history, family secrets, and suspense. Perrin masterfully weaves a dual-timeline mystery that's both clever and emotionally resonant. The story is rich with atmosphere, layered red herrings, and a slow-burn romantic tension between Annie and investigator Rowan Crane that kept me turning the pages. With evocative writing and a twisty plot that ties past and present together in surprising ways, this novel is a captivating exploration of legacy, love and the lengths we go to uncover the truth."—R.L. Killmore, author of A Cinnamon Falls Mystery
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