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Nancy Mitford meets Clueless, with a touch of Agatha Christie, in this tale of cocktails, murder and mayhem in 1980s Oxford

Oxford, 1985. Ursula Flowerbutton, a Fresher and wide-eyed country girl, arrives for her first term at the famous university. What she hasn´t bargained on is finding a body. Oh, crumpets.

Who killed the beautiful India Brattenbury? With the help of her fellow fresher, glamorous American Nancy Feingold, Ursula sets off to unravel the mystery. The girls´ investigations lead them into a world of black-tie parties and dining societies, sex and secrets. Ursula soon realises that Oxford´s not all Pimm´s and punting. From broken-hearted boyfriends to snobby Sloanes, lovelorn librarians to dishy dons, none can be presumed innocent.

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"Wonderfully written and deliciously moreish." (Daily Mail)

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Plum Sykes was born in London and educated at Oxford. She has written two novels, Bergdorf Blondes, a top ten Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller, and The Debutante Divorcée, a New York Times bestseller. She is a Contributing Editor at American Vogue where she writes about fashion, celebrity and society. Party Girls Die in Pearls is her third novel. Plum Sykes lives on a Cotswolds farm with her husband and two children.

Find her on Instagram @therealplumsykes

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