The Book of Mirrors
Now a major movie starring Russell Crowe, renamed Sleeping Dogs
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4.0 • 2 Ratings
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Publisher Description
*THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER, SOON TO BE A MAJOR BLOCKBUSTER STARRING RUSSELL CROWE*
MEMORIES CAN BE DEADLY
A brutal murder
It's been thirty years since Professor Weider was found dead in his stately home. With little evidence to convict a suspect, the case has never been solved.
A buried mystery
Now, a partial manuscript has been discovered that reveals three people were at the house that night.
All three clearly remember what happened. But someone is lying...
Already translated into 37 languages, The Book of Mirrors is the perfect novel for fans of psychological suspense and reading group fiction.
Praise for The Book of Mirrors
'Intelligent and sophisticated - a crime story told the way Picasso painted pictures. Highly recommended.'Lee Child
'I loved this twisty mind game! The Book Of Mirrors starts with a secret manuscript about a cold-case murder and then uses a host of characters and perspectives to make you look in every direction but at the truth. Who is lying? Is anyone's recall perfect? This isn't just a very clever thriller---it leaves us wondering how much we subconsciously manipulate our own memories to protect ourselves.' Julia Heaberlin (bestselling author of Black Eyed Susans)
'A literary thriller - complex, gripping and a beautiful read.' Jenni Murray
'An elegant, gripping, multi-layered tale about the illusory nature of truth and memory. I loved it.' Tammy Cohen
'The Book of Mirrors is exactly what I look for in a thriller: a great concept, brilliantly executed, smarter than it seems and knotty enough to keep you guessing. Like the best stories about memory, it leaves the reader wondering what's true and what isn't.' - James Smythe
'This Romanian author's debut novel in English is an agile and provocative exploration the tricks memory can play' - Sunday Times
'An impressive first novel, intelligent and well written' - The Times
This twisty, brilliantly written tale of a grisly unsolved murder at Princeton asks if we can truly trust our own memories. This nuanced, multi-layered book has a cracking plot to boot and will be devoured by thriller fans - Sun
'slippery murder mystery' - Irish Independent
'Intricately plotted ... Faulty memories, outright lies, and secrets make it hard to know whom to believe. The action builds to a crafty and believable resolution.' Publisher's Weekly
'Chirovici draws his characters well and tantalizes the reader with judiciously timed revelations. A smart, sophisticated murder puzzle sure to please the more literary-minded aficionados of the form' Kirkus
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Early in Chirovici's intricately plotted first novel, New York literary agent Peter Katz is intrigued by a manuscript titled The Book of Mirrors submitted by Richard Flynn, a copywriter for a Manhattan ad agency. It chronicles Flynn's time at Princeton when as a senior he fell under the spell of a beautiful graduate student, Laura Baines, and of Joseph Wieder, a famous professor, who was murdered just before Christmas, 1987. Flynn's memoir hints at a solution to the 27-year-old crime, as well as an affair between Baines and Wieder, but ends abruptly before revealing the killer. Was this Flynn's veiled confession? When Katz learns Flynn has died, he hires investigative journalist John Keller to find the missing conclusion. Keller's research leads to retired police detective Roy Freeman, who handled the original case. Recently diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's, Freeman launches his own investigation, believing it's his last chance to do good. Faulty memories, outright lies, and secrets make it hard to know whom to believe. The action builds to a crafty and believable resolution.
