{"product_id":"the-waterfall-a-beguiling-and-intricate-mystery-from-sunday-times-bestselling-author-gareth-rubin","title":"The Waterfall: A beguiling and intricate mystery from Sunday Times bestselling author Gareth Rubin","description":"\u003cp\u003eA story about stories within stories, as four interconnected mysteries take the reader through the ages, from Shakespeare’s day to a 19th-century Gothic former Priory, to 1920s Venice, and finally to 1940s California, from the internationally bestselling author of The Turnglass.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe begin with the last testament of William Shakespeare as he investigates the real-life murder mystery of his friend, playwright Christopher Marlowe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second story is a 19th-century Gothic tale about the discovery of Shakespeare’s manuscript, set in an isolated former Priory, now a clinic for those who cannot sleep.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe third is a lighter Golden Age detective tale set in Venice, where private investigator Honora Feldman looks into a baffling case of theft and murder in the British expat community, with the Gothic story at its heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd finally, a 1940s American Noir, as Ken Kourian finds that a serial killer is recreating all the murders in The Waterfall, the companion book to his friend Oliver Tooke’s The Turnglass.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Waterfall is a beguiling and intricate mystery that cements Gareth Rubin’s position as one of the most original authors writing today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePRAISE FOR THE TURNGLASS, THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘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 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A stunning, ingenious, truly immersive mystery… a thrilling delight’ CHRIS WHITAKER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘An intricate and thoroughly mesmerising tale of family plots and schemes across several generations’ GUARDIAN, THRILLER OF THE YEAR\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Your initial amazement at his ingenuity comes to sit alongside an appreciation for the heart and depth he brings to his stories. A risky idea, beautifully executed’ DAILY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48249447022818,"sku":"9781398535381","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/3045\/3474\/files\/9781398535381.jpg?v=1787249968","url":"https:\/\/www.talkinganimalsbooks.com\/products\/the-waterfall-a-beguiling-and-intricate-mystery-from-sunday-times-bestselling-author-gareth-rubin","provider":"Talking Animals Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}