The In Crowd

<p>''A total joy to read.''<b> Harriet Tyce</b><br>''Confirms Charlotte Vassell as one of the most exciting new voices in crime fiction.'' <b>Erin Kelly</b><br><b><br>Some people are in</b><br>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.<br><br><b>Some people wish they were</b><br>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?<br><br><b>Either way, being out is absolute murder</b><br><br><br><b><i>Praise for Charlotte Vassell''s debut </i>The Other Half<i> - available now</i></b><br>''Brilliantly compulsive . . . I could not stop reading this book.'' <b>DENISE MINA</b><br>''As sharp, witty and energetic as it is biting