The Other Side of Night

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Mind-bending! This intriguing and thought-provoking thriller is a profound exploration of how far some are willing to go in the name of love. A fantastic twist you'll never see coming. -- Liv Constantine, internationally bestselling author of The Stranger in The Mirror A: Novelists are outsiders. We spend most of our time living in pretend worlds, engaging with real life to observe and pilfer. I have mixed feelings about some novels that feature novelists because they can seem introspective or contrived, but in this case, it made sense. What would you do if you found yourself in a strange world without any relevant skills or expertise? Becoming an author seemed a sensible career choice for a man in a very unusual situation. With its genre-bending plot, nuanced characters, and dramatic locations, THE OTHER SIDE OF NIGHT seems perfect for film or television adaptation. What parts of the novel might be challenging to adapt to screen? Who would you cast as the main characters? What details would you hope the adaptation kept? For fans of Matt Haig and Anthony Horowitz, a “ strange, compelling, and ultimately moving head-spinner of a novel” (John Connolly) in which the lives of a disgraced police officer, a prolific author, and an upstanding citizen are inextricably bound together by a series of mysterious deaths. This book should really have worked for me, it had many components that would normally add up to something I’d enjoy. So why didn’t it? Well, firstly I failed to engage sufficiently with any of the main characters – they didn’t feel real enough and, for me, many of their interactions failed to hit the right notes. Secondly, the big surprise wasn’t really so surprising by the time I reached it. I wouldn’t say that I’d worked it all out (I definitely hadn’t – I seldom do) but there were enough clues spread throughout to give me a general shove in the right direction. And thirdly, the whole thing felt significantly over-engineered, particularly towards the end and I feel that this added complexity reduced the emotional punch I think the story should have delivered.

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She ends up at the doorstep of the Asha family home, but the person who opens the door isn’t David Asha-it’s Ben Elmys-a man she thought was going to be the great love of her life, but who instead broke her heart. In the end, what I thought was a weird story about a creepy murderer, became a touching story that tests the limits of time.

Harri Kealty, a disgraced police officer, finds a note that says “Help! He’s trying to kill me!” in the margins of a book at a secondhand shop. Determined to get to the bottom of it despite having been dismissed from her job, Harri enlists her former partner to assist her. But when the facts lead her to ex-boyfriend Ben Elmys, she wonders if she’s gotten him all wrong. Was he a murderer? As clues mount, she begins to follow a path that will result in death. But is the truth one that Harri will even be able to wrap her head around? I’m an outlier, but I didn’t find the secret to be that thrilling…maybe because I partially expected some form of it? Maybe because at the same time, I couldn’t wrap my head around it? Who knows?! It certainly defies logic and probably shouldn’t be dissected too much. Hold onto your sanity. This psychological thriller will keep you wondering which strange details are real and which emerge from the minds of the characters. The lonely boy, the disgraced police officer, the bizarre scientist--each has a dark secret, and a dark problem to solve. The Other Side of Night is imaginative and thought-provoking, fiction at its best' -- Mike and Kathleen Gear All in all, my experience with this one was like going to an art museum to see a much hyped painting where the artist's technique was intricate and respectable... but the resulting artwork was just a bit too OUT OF THIS WORLD for my taste.Her detective instincts take over and she start investigating the identity of the person who rented the book. The person is Beth Asha. Mother of Elliot who died from cancer. When Harriet decides to search more she realizes Beth could have died from suspicious circumstances. Could Ben- her ex lover- Elliot’s guardian be involved in this crime? Did he have an affair with Beth? Maybe he also tried to kill David as well. ( We know David alive or if he wrote the story from another dimension) Mind-bending! This intriguing and thought-provoking thriller is a profound exploration of how far some are willing to go in the name of love. A fantastic twist you’ll never see coming’ - Liv Constantine, author of The First Shot

A big-hearted, big-brain, novel that you'll finish in three days and think about for the rest of the year. Wonderful.’ – Stuart Turton, author of The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

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As a novel with many secrets and revelations, did you come up with any of your own theories about the plot and characters as you read? How close to the truth did you come?