The Ending Writes Itself

This is a twisty whodunnit with Agatha Christie vibes. Six authors across very different genres are invited to spend a weekend in Arthur Fletch’s castle on a private island. Fletch is one of the world’s best-selling novelists. When they arrive, they sign an NDA and learn an explosive secret: Fletch is dead, and there is a contest amongst them to finish his final book. The winner will receive a contract with his prestigious agent, as well as a million dollars. (This is huge, potentially career-changing news for this group of authors as each of them are struggling in some way.) The catch? Their devices have been taken away; they have to finish it on a typewriter, and they have just 72 hours to write their perfect ending. From there, the cozy writing retreat quickly escalates to a murder mystery. I liked this a lot, but it was not a love for me, simply because locked-room murder mysteries are generally not my favorite. But it’s good, definitely worth reading, especially if you are more into mysteries than thrillers! Also, kinda cool: Evelyn Clarke is the pseudonym for authors V.E. Schwab and Cat Clarke.