{"id":3307,"date":"2025-05-01T09:18:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T09:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itmgames.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3307"},"modified":"2025-04-27T15:19:15","modified_gmt":"2025-04-27T15:19:15","slug":"the-book-club-much-more-deadly-than-the-solve-the-murder-book-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itmgames.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3307","title":{"rendered":"The Book Club \u2013 much more deadly than the Solve the Murder Book\u00a0Club!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Book Club by&nbsp;C. J. Cooper is described as \u201cAn absolutely gripping psychological thriller with a killer twist\u201d. This tale about a book club unravels dark and scandalous secrets between one circle of neighbours. Everyone is hiding a secret. One of them is murder!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Plot<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The book club was her idea, of course.<\/em><br><br><em>It was her way into our group. A chance to get close.<\/em><br><br><em>I knew from the day she arrived that she couldn\u2019t be trusted.<\/em><br><br><em>And I was right.<\/em><br><br><em>Alice didn\u2019t come to the village for peace and quiet.<br><\/em><br>She came for revenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/solvethemurder.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/the-book-club.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/solvethemurder.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/the-book-club.jpg?w=748\" alt=\"the Book Club\" class=\"wp-image-5175\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Book Club<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"title\"><strong>The Book Club by&nbsp;C. J. Cooper is available via these affiliate links:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>From&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3GuuzvG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3GuuzvG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/3GuuzvG<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tidd.ly\/42v52uY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Waterstones<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tidd.ly\/42v52uY\">https:\/\/tidd.ly\/42v52uY<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/uk.bookshop.org\/a\/3668\/9781472129673\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">City Adventurers Solve The Murder<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/uk.bookshop.org\/a\/3668\/9781472129673\">https:\/\/uk.bookshop.org\/a\/3668\/9781472129673<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>A less deadly option is to join the&nbsp;<strong>The City Adventurers book club.&nbsp;<\/strong>Subscribe to the City adventurers newsletter and you automatically become a member of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/b76ee331c544\/qeywp1mv7d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Solve The Murder Book Club<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Book Club by&nbsp;C. 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