Gilmore Girls meets Knives Out. Prepare to be hooked by this deliciously smart locked-room mystery featuring an irresistible grandmother and granddaughter sleuthing duo.

Wickedly sharp Lucy Clarke

Agatha Christie brought bang up to date Clare Mackintosh

Entertaining Jennie Godfrey

So gripping and atmospheric, I barely made it out alive Steve Jones

Slick and witty Daily Mail
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Two unlikely detectives.

A killer cocktail of suspects.

A Gibson martini garnished with three silverskin onions is 77-year-old Mimis favourite cocktail. It is best served with a crossword puzzle, not as an aperitif at Jane Irelands extravagant auction party.

But given Mimi has been blackmailed into attending Janes event, at a grand old mansion on Mackinac Island (Michigans answer to The Hamptons), there are worse drinks she could spend an evening sinking.

Thankfully for her, shes roped her granddaughter, Addie - who is escaping the heartache caused by her manipulative ex-fiance - into accompanying her. While Addie spots celebrities and socialites in the manors labyrinth of dark rooms and Mimi wonders how to confess the real reason for her presence at the soiree, a scream pierces the air.

Jane is dead.

And when a second body turns up, Mimi and Addie soon become the unlikeliest of sleuths in a race to narrow down the suspects.

In a house that contains as many secrets as the people within it, its going to take more than a Gibson to survive the night...
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Readers are raving about This Is Not a Game...

***** LOVED this book so much that I couldnt put it down...

Please tell me there are MORE?!!
***** This was a fantastic and fun read!
***** This Is Not a Game is an absolute gem of a mystery! From the moment I started reading I was hooked...
***** A mysterious murder in a luxury mansion with two delightful sleuths - what more could you ask for?! This laugh-out-loud whodunnit had me reading late into the night, eager to know what happened next... A fantastic debut from Kelly Mullen!

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More love for This Is Not a Game...
A zippy, witty and delightful game of twists Chris Chibnall

A wonderfully vibrant take on the classic whodunit, This is Not A Game tackles the locked room mystery with warmth and humour, serving up a crime solving duo that I couldnt stop rooting for.

After finishing the book, I was craving three things - a visit to Mackinac island, a Gibson, and more from author Kelly Mullen! Kristen Perrin

Mullens debut introduces us to a sparkling new crime-fighting partnership: acerbic septuagenarian Mimi and her smart-as-a-whip granddaughter, Addie. In This Is Not A Game, the pair find themselves trapped together on an island mansion as murders ensue. Crackles with wit and cosy crime goodness Vaseem Khan

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