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The Turnglass

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Informationen zum Autor Gareth Rubin is the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Turnglass . His other books include  Liberation Square , a thriller set in Soviet occupied London, and  The Winter Agent , a thriller set in Paris in 1944. He lives in London and writes about social affairs, travel and the arts for British newspapers. Klappentext Stuart Turton meets The Magpie Murders in this immersive and unique story for fans of clever crime fiction. Zusammenfassung Pre-order HOLMES & MORIARTY - the clever and intriguing new crime mystery from Sunday Times bestselling author Gareth Rubin, out in hardback Autumn 2024. ' The Turnglass is a bold, breathtaking piece of writing that absolutely nails its two books in one conceit. I doubt I’ll ever read anything like it again, which is the highest compliment I can offer' Stuart Turton  'Not just a book, but an experience - one in which twists and turns are both on the page and in the very act of reading itself. Two haunting narratives conspire to create a dark, menacing tale that spans half a century of secrets as they echo back and forth - all while the sand slowly drains away . . . This is a story about stories and their perspectives, the passage of time and the slow march of the inevitable. Vivid, resonant, melancholy and beautiful' Janice Hallett ‘A stunning, ingenious, truly immersive mystery. The Turnglass is a thrilling delight' Chris Whitaker  Stuart Turton meets The Magpie Murders in this immersive and unique story for fans of clever crime fiction. 1880s England . On the bleak island of Ray, off the Essex coast, an idealistic young doctor, Simeon Lee, is called from London to treat his cousin, Parson Oliver Hawes, who is dying. Parson Hawes, who lives in the only house on the island – Turnglass House – believes he is being poisoned. And he points the finger at his sister-in-law, Florence. Florence was declared insane after killing Oliver’s brother in a jealous rage and is now kept in a glass-walled apartment in Oliver’s library. And the secret to how she came to be there is found in Oliver’s tête-bêche journal, where one side tells a very different story from the other. 1930s California. Celebrated author Oliver Tooke, the son of the state governor, is found dead in his writing hut off the coast of the family residence, Turnglass House. His friend Ken Kourian doesn’t believe that Oliver would take his own life. His investigations lead him to the mysterious kidnapping of Oliver’s brother when they were children, and the subsequent secret incarceration of his mother, Florence, in an asylum. But to discover the truth, Ken must decipher clues hidden in Oliver’s final book, a tête-bêche novel – which is about a young doctor called Simeon Lee . . .  PRAISE FOR THE TURNGLASS : 'Rubin has pulled off the difficult trick of writing an ambitious novel that is also an easy, enjoyable read'  The Times , Crime Book of the Month 'An intricate and thoroughly mesmerising tale of family plots and schemes across several generations' Guardian 'Your initial amazement at his ingenuity comes to sit alongside an appreciation of the heart and depth he brings to his stories. A risky idea, beautifully executed' The Telegraph ‘If immersive fiction is for you, you’ll adore this tête-bêche novel . . . Expect two very different stories that magically come together'  Belfast Telegraph ‘Wildly clever and evocative, I adored it’ Angela Clarke  ...

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'Wildly clever and evocative, I adored it' Angela Clarke

'Rubin deserves top marks for originality and for braving such a niche literary format . . . what really stands out is the masterful way the tales are cemented together. Believable characters and accomplished characterization add to the suspense, and with Rubin's expressive and easily digestible prose both stories can appreciated as old-fashioned murder mysteries' The Lady

'Murder, mystery and secrets combine to create a dazzling achievement that will hook you in' Best Magazine

'It's an incredible book, it's so different. It's unlike anything I've read before' Quick Book Reviews Podcast

'You will feel yourself being drawn into the lives of the main characters and you will find it very difficult to put the books down' South London Press

'The Turnglass is a narrative of mysterious beauty, locking two very different writing styles to tell two very different stories that are linked so, so very elegantly' Shots

'This is one of the most enjoyable books I've read this year' Bay Tales

Product details

Authors GARETH RUBIN, Gareth Rubin, Rubin Gareth
Publisher Simon & Schuster UK
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 14.09.2023
 
EAN 9781398514492
ISBN 978-1-398-51449-2
No. of pages 400
Dimensions 165 mm x 243 mm x 35 mm
Subjects Fiction > Narrative literature

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