ANDY HEDGECOCK is entertained by a playful novel that embeds a fictional game at its heart
Murderous intent, from Islington to York
LENA and Timea have known each other since they were children in a small village in Hungary.
In In Strangers' Houses by Elizabeth Mundy (Constable, £7.99), a desire to see more of the world has brought them to Islington where they work as cleaners in private homes.
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