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The Turnglass: The Sunday Times Bestseller - turn the book, uncover the mystery

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By (author): Gareth Rubin

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 Ill 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 Olivers brother in a jealous rage and is now kept in a glass-walled apartment in Olivers library. And the secret to how she came to be there is found in Olivers 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 doesnt believe that Oliver would take his own life. His investigations lead him to the mysterious kidnapping of Olivers 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 Olivers 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, youll 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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Product Details
  • Dimensions: 153 x 234mm
  • Publication Date: 31 Aug 2023
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781398514492

About Gareth Rubin

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.  

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