Gentlemen and Players<\/a> in The Guardians list of 10 novels with a twist. When I told people what I was reading they all said “is that the one with the… oh I can’t tell you” which was a very good sign.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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It was “the one with the” and I didn’t see the twist coming until two pages before. This is not due to my cleverness (but I am quite the cleverest everest) but because I was talking to a friend about great endings to books and this reminded me of that. It’s everything I love. A mystery in a school, a grudge to be settled, a duel of wits and class struggle. It’s dark, sarcastic and satisfying. Brilliant for a winter read.<\/p>\n
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There is only one problem with it. Until you find someone else who has read it, you can’t talk about it. I will be forcing copies on all my friends and checking their progress. I’m nice like that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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