The Turnglass

By: Gareth Rubin

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Synopsis: This beautifully written, immersive, and unique crime story is a tête-bêche novel. At the book&’s core are two separate mysteries running across two different converging timelines, which are inextricably, forever linked. 1880s, Essex, England: Idealistic young doctor Simeon Lee is called from London to treat his ailing relative Parson Oliver Hawes, who lives in Turnglass House on a bleak island off the coast. Hawes believes he's being poisoned by his sister-in-law, Florence, who was declared mad years ago after killing the parson&’s brother in a jealous rage. Hawes keeps her locked in a glass-walled apartment in the Turnglass library; the secret to how she came to be there is found in his tête-bêche journal, where one side tells a very different story from the other. 1930s, Hollywood: Celebrated author Oliver Tooke, the governor&’s son, is found dead by apparent suicide. His aspiring actor friend Ken Kourian isn&’t so sure Oliver took his own life. He finds a link between Oliver&’s death and the mysterious kidnapping of Oliver&’s brother when they were children. He also discovers the secret incarceration of Oliver&’s mother, Florence, in an asylum. To get to the truth, Ken must decipher clues hidden in Oliver&’s final book, a tête-bêche novel called The Turnglass—which is about a young doctor named Simeon Lee . . .