The In Crowd

Confirms Charlotte Vassell as one of the most exciting new voices in crime fiction. A must for fans of Susie Steiner or Belinda Bauer, the Caius Beauchamp novels are fresh, funny, occasionally furious and I can't wait for the next instalment. – Erin Kelly

Some people are in. On the last Saturday in August, politicos and socialites trade tidbits of gossip and sips of Pimm's under the tasteful bunting of a Richmond garden party. They'd never guess that the police are just a stone's throw away, pulling a body out of the River Thames.

Some people wish they were. The drowning appears to be a tragic accident - until Detective Caius Beauchamp gets an unexpected tip. The victim, it seems, had enemies in high places. Did being on the wrong side of them get her killed?

Either way, being out is absolute murder.

Praise for Charlotte Vassell's debut The Other Half - available now:

Brilliantly compulsive . . . I could not stop reading this book. – Denise Mina

As sharp, witty and energetic as it is bitingly satirical. – Janice Hallett

An incredible crime debut. – Erin Kelly

Scintillating. – Harriet Tyce

Delicious, searing . . . What a great new voice she is in detective fiction! – S. J. Bennett