The Twyford Code: A Novel
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- Synopsis
- The mysterious connection between a teacher&’s disappearance and an unsolved code in a children&’s book is explored in this new novel from the &“modern Agatha Christie&” (The Sunday Times, London) and author of The Appeal.Forty years ago, Steven &“Smithy&” Smith found a copy of a famous children&’s book by disgraced author Edith Twyford, its margins full of strange markings and annotations. When he showed it to his remedial English teacher Miss Iles, she believed that it was part of a secret code that ran through all of Twyford&’s novels. And when she later disappeared on a class field trip, Smithy becomes convinced that she had been right. Now, out of prison after a long stretch, Smithy decides to investigate the mystery that has haunted him for decades. In a series of voice recordings on an old iPhone, Smithy alternates between visiting the people of his childhood and looking back on the events that later landed him in prison. But it soon becomes clear that Edith Twyford wasn&’t just a writer of forgotten children&’s stories. The Twyford Code holds a great secret, and Smithy may just have the key. &“Filled with numerous clues, acrostics, and red herrings, this thrilling scavenger hunt for the truth is delightfully deceptive and thoroughly immersive&” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).
- Copyright:
- 2022
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 336 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781668003244
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781668003237
- Publisher:
- Atria Books
- Date of Addition:
- 05/22/24
- Copyrighted By:
- Janice Hallett
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.