A murder mystery guaranteed to keep you up all night, a husband-and-wife team writing effort that is both a rollicking good read and, at the same time, complete fantasy.

The James Bond and Mission Impossible films fit right into that mould, so if it works for them, it works for The Club by Ellery Lloyd (publisher: Pan MacMillan).

Imagine a slightly mad, bad playboy, fabulously rich, owning a string of exclusive clubs across the world.

He hires and fires at whim.

Surrounding and supporting him are a tightly knit trio of impossibly beautiful women.

Plus, of course, an idiot brother lurking in the background.

They spend their days air kissing and ‘hullo dahling’ to all the world’s rich and famous.

All leading up to our rich bad boy buying an island off England and turning it into a club that has no rival.

When all the guests are there and the drawbridge is up, a masked ball turns sinister whodunnit as some of his apparently closest friends are murdered.

Revenge has been stalking them from the unlikeliest quarter.

If you’re looking for a fast-paced but light read, you won’t go wrong here.

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