You Are Fatally Invited by Ande Pliego review

About The Book

Book: You Are Fatally Invited
Author: Ande Pliego
Standalone or Series: Standalone
Publisher: Bantam
Publication Date (UK): 13th February 2025

🔍Standout Read. Awarded to books I highly recommend.

My Review

I refuse to believe this is a debut – surely a pseudonym reveal is coming, which would be apt!

You Are Fatally Invited is a glorious locked-room mystery, dripping with pop culture references, from Psycho‘s infamous knife to The Walking Dead‘s Lucille. Fans of Agatha Christie, Alex Pavesi’s Eight Detectives, the Knives Out series, and those who grew up playing Cluedo will devour this.

Six thriller authors are invited to an exclusive writers’ retreat hosted by the elusive J. R. Alastor, an anonymous literary legend. But when one of them turns up dead, it becomes clear that the parlour games at play are far deadlier than expected.

Expertly plotted and entertaining, this book is an absolute blast. There are a lot of moving parts, but the writing flows effortlessly, making it an easy-to-digest thriller. I had so much fun reading and pretending to be Hercule Poirot/Benoit Blanc whilst doing so. I am incredibly proud of one of my theories too!

Thank you to Bantam for the gifted proof copy and readalong goodies.

You Are Fatally Invited releases on the 13th February and is available to pre-order now. I’ve got my order in, the foiled cover below the dust jacket is stunning!