THE RIPTIDE

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Turnglass Perfect for fans of Anthony Horowitz and Stuart Turton A dazzling puzzle box mystery of secrets power and hidden truths1804 Isle of Ray Essex Lysander Rose has spent his life searching for the truth about his mother abducted when he was just a baby When the men who took her return for him Lysander is forced to flee leaving behind everything he knows But in his escape he uncovers a clue that draws him into the orbit of a secretive organisation known only as the Circle As Lysander follows the trail from the Essex coast to the shadowed streets of Edinburgh he finds himself entangled in a world of murder blackmail and political intrigue At its centre an exiled king and a conspiracy that could shape the fate of nations And stranger still the secrets of Lysander s own past seem to be hidden in the pages of a lurid penny blood chapbook a story that may hold the key to who he really is But as the truth of his origins begins to emerge Lysander must decide whether he can escape the fate others have written for him Praise for Gareth Rubin A stunning ingenious truly immersive mystery Chris Whitaker A risky idea beautifully executed Telegraph An intricate and thoroughly mesmerising tale Guard