The Other Side of Night: A Novel

By: Adam Hamdy

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Synopsis: For fans of Matt Haig and Anthony Horowitz, a &“strange, compelling, and ultimately moving head-spinner of a novel&” (John Connolly) in which the lives of a disgraced police officer, a prolific author, and an upstanding citizen are inextricably bound together by a series of mysterious deaths.The Other Side of Night begins with a man named David Asha writing about his biggest regret: his sudden separation from his son, Elliot. In his grief, David tells a story. Next, we step into the life of Harriet Kealty, a police officer trying to clear her name after a lapse of judgment. She discovers a curious inscription in a secondhand book—a plea: Help me, he&’s trying to kill me. Who wrote this note? Who is &“he&”? This note leads Harri to David Asha, who was last seen stepping off a cliff. Police suspect he couldn&’t cope after his wife&’s sudden death. Still, why would this man jump and leave behind his young son? Quickly, Harri&’s attention zeroes in on a person she knows all too well. Ben Elmys: once the love of her life. A surrogate father to Elliot Asha and trusted friend to the Ashas. Ben may also be a murderer. Compulsively readable 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, author of How I Lost You).