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‘A fantastic read. Mind bending, gut wrenchingly tense and one of the most original stories I’ve read in years. It was an absolute treat’ – John Marrs, author of The Vacation

A New York Times Best Thriller Pick for 2022

Bestselling author Adam Hamdy returns with The Other Side of Night, an utterly unforgettable tale of love, loss and redemption.

When disgraced former police officer Harriet Kealty discovers a plea for help in the margins of a second-hand book, she sets out to unravel a mystery that quickly leads her to confront some uncomfortable ties to her own life, including her ex-lover Ben.

Following the deaths of his close friends, Ben became an adoptive father to their orphaned son Elliot. But Harriet suspects that Ben knows more about these deaths than he’s willing to say . . .

What starts as a simple investigation becomes something entirely different in this moving story that will open hearts and minds as it answers the question: what would you do for one more moment with someone that you love?

What authors are saying:

‘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

‘The pages almost turn themselves and when I was finished I couldn’t stop thinking about the story’s incredible twists, turns, and surprises’ – James Patterson, author of the Alex Cross and Private series

‘Remarkable’- Anthony Horowitz, author of The Twist of a Knife

‘A strange, compelling, and ultimately moving head-spinner of a novel’ – John Connolly, author of The Furies

‘Absolutely brilliant. I was blown away’ – Manda Scott, author of the Boudica series

‘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 brilliant meta-thriller with huge ideas and even greater heart’ – Steve Cavanagh, author of The Accomplice

‘An utterly satisfying read’ – Ryan Gattis

What readers are saying:

‘I’m still reeling from it. Read it!’ ***** – Amazon Reviewer

‘It has 100% made onto my list of favourite reads of 2022’ ***** – Amazon reviewer

‘A 5 star read ?????….( but that’s not enough! )’ – Amazon reviewer

A mind-blowing, soul-searing, totally immersive reading experience’ ***** – Netgalley reviewer

‘My mind is blown!!! Wow, what a twist…..’ ***** – Netgalley reviewer

‘Go into this book blind. I could not put this book down’ ***** – Goodreads reviewer

‘BRAVO!!!!! This was the best book I’ve read all year, bar none, hands down, no question!’ ***** – Goodreads reviewer

Publisher Review

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 Remarkable. Adam Hamdy may have created a completely new crime genre. -- Anthony Horowitz The Other Side of Night is like no crime novel I've ever read. The pages almost turn themselves and when I was finished I couldn't stop thinking about the story's incredible twists, turns, and surprises. -- James Patterson A strange, compelling, and ultimately moving head-spinner of a novel -- John Connolly The Other Side of Night is a surprising and cleverly constructed rollercoaster read. -- Karin Slaughter, New York Times and International bestselling author A genre-bending page-turner-existential, emotional, and packing a twisty, gut-punch of an ending. -- Matthew Sullivan, author of Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore 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 Absolutely brilliant. Weaving themes of the nature of time, love, loss and regret with elements of neuro-science into a genuinely wonderful plot line, Adam Hamdy's The Other Side of Night has taken his writing to another level. With a thriller-level sense of foreboding and tension, this is a genre-busting novel full of big ideas. I was blown away. -- Manda Scott The Other Side of Night is a mind-bending mystery that, by the time it reaches its extraordinary end, leaves no twist unexplained, no thread untied. An utterly satisfying read. -- Ryan Gattis
Poignant and exquisitely written, The Other Side of Night kept me gripped from the first page to the last, and beyond. An intriguing tale of grief and enduring love, it's extraordinary. -- Eve Seymour
Emotional, heart-warming and thought provoking, The Other Side of Night is one of those rare books that you'll still be thinking about long after the last page -- Jenny Blackhurst, the internationally bestselling author of How I Lost You 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 The Other Side of Night is a mesmerizing tale of love, loss, and the human condition, certain to transport readers while simultaneously transforming their imaginations. It will captivate and challenge perception while raising the question, what is reality vs grand illusion? It's guaranteed to be amongst the classics you'll read time and time again' -- Eric Bishop
In this inventive and intriguing novel, Hamdy mixes in just the right amount of mystery, uncertainty and relational tension and brings them all simmering to delicious effect. Stunningly good writing. Don't let this one slip you by -- Steven James, bestselling author of Every Wicked Man What can I say about The Other Side of Night that won't be a spoiler? Ingenious, constantly surprising, and deeply moving. Put yourself in the hands of a master storyteller, and strap in for a mind-bending ride. -- Joseph Finder, New York Times bestselling author of House on Fire A real brain bender of a book, I'm still trying to wrap my head around the extraordinary ending. Just mesmerising- bravo Mr Hamdy! -- Victoria Selman Wow! It takes a special kind of writer to pull off a story like this. Adam Hamdy's brave, intriguing, thought-provoking book will leave readers breathless. -- Mari Hannah An elegantly-written and compelling genre-bender of a story, which left me thinking about it long after I'd read the last page. It is destined for the big screen!' Congratulations Adam! -- Marnie Riches Inventive, clever, and completely original, Hamdy's latest effort is simply terrific. Don't miss it. -- J.T. Ellison A fantastic read. Mind bending, gut wrenchingly tense and one of the most original stories I've read in years. It was an absolute treat. -- John Marrs, author of The One [An] intriguing, fascinating, maddening tale from... If many thrillers suffer from a tendency to hurtle toward inevitable conclusions, this book is just the opposite - completely unpredictable. * New York Times * This is one of the best books of the year -- Red Carpet Crash An intricate, exhilarating mystery that makes it feel as though the ground is shifting beneath your feet. * Crime Reads * This is, without question, one of the best books I've read probably EVER, and is a storyline I am still thinking about every single day * Magnolia Reads * There's been a lot of hype around this book since it was announced, and normally, when there's that level of excitement, it's hard for a book to live up to the expectations. In this case, Hamdy lives up to the hype and then some with this riveting, unputdownable thriller. * Real Book Spy *