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- ISBN 9780571390496
- Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 02 Jul 2026
- Publisher: Faber & Faber
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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FIRST DATES CAN BE DEADLY . . .
**Available to pre-order now**
There are rules to first dates: don't talk about your ex, do ask lots of questions, always meet in a public place.
Digby Coombe-Watson didn't think they applied to him. He had other worries: how to get rid of his great-grandfather's crumbling property, and whether his family would let him.
So he ignored the rules, and invited someone in.
Now he's dead. And he won't be the last.
PRAISE FOR CHARLOTTE VASSELL
'Smart, twisty and full of wry humour.' Stylist
'A fresh, bitingly witty take on the whodunnit.' Red
'A total joy to read.' Harriet Tyce
WHAT READERS ARE SAYING
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐These books hold every single thing a reader could want. Thriller? Check. Mystery that keeps you wondering? Plenty. Characters that you want to know and see some of your friends in? Sure.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐If you like mystery/thrillers which are just a bit different, are quirky and with plenty of good humour then check out Charlotte Vassel's Caius Beauchamp series.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐I absolutely love Charlotte Vassell's writing style, it completely meshes with what I want in a book, quirky, entertaining, a bit gossipy (quite a bit gossipy if I'm being honest) and some characters that you really root for.
Charlotte Vassell studied history at the University of Liverpool and completed a Master's in art history at SOAS, University of London, before training as an actor at Drama Studio London.
The Other Half, the first installment of her DI Caius Beauchamp series was published in 2023. Charlotte won the Edgar Allen Poe Award for Best Novel in 2025 for The In Crowd, the second volume in the series.
