The Other Side of Night

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'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 Bestselling author Adam Hamdy returns with a story of soulmates torn apart by circumstance and three deaths that haunt the past, present and future. The Other Side of Night is a genre-defying book unlike any you've ever read and a spellbinding novel about love, sacrifice and endless possibilities. David Asha wants to tell you a story about three people: Elliott Asha, his son, broken by a loss that will redeem him. Ben Elmys, a surrogate father and David's trusted friend, a man who might also be a murderer. Harriet Kealty, a retired detective searching for answers to three mysterious deaths, while also investigating a man who might turn out to be the love of her life. Every word David tells you is true, but you will think it fiction . . . What authors are saying: '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 'Remarkable' - Anthony Horowitz 'A strange, compelling, and ultimately moving head-spinner of a novel' - John Connolly 'Absolutely brilliant. I was blown away' - Manda Scott '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 'A brilliant meta-thriller with huge ideas and even greater heart' - Steve Cavanagh 'One of those rare books that you'll still be thinking about long after the last page' - Jenny Blackhurst 'An utterly satisfying read' - Ryan Gattis

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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 Ive ever read. The pages almost turn themselves and when I was finished I couldnt stop thinking about the storys 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-turnerexistential, emotional, and packing a twisty, gut-punch of an ending. -- Matthew Sullivan, author ofMidnight 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 youll never see coming. -- Liv Constantine, internationally bestselling author ofThe 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, its extraordinary. -- Eve Seymour

Emotional, heart-warming and thought provoking, The Other Side of Night is one of those rare books that youll 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 Its guaranteed to be amongst the classics youll 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. Dont 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 Timesbestselling author ofHouse on Fire
A real brain bender of a book, Im 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 Hamdys 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, Hamdys latest effort is simply terrific. Dont miss it. -- J.T. Ellison
A fantastic read. Mind bending, gut wrenchingly tense and one of the most original stories Ive 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 Ive read probably EVER, and is a storyline I am still thinking about every single day * Magnolia Reads *
Theres been a lot of hype around this book since it was announced, and normally, when theres that level of excitement, its 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 *

Author Bio

British author and screenwriter Adam Hamdy works with studios and production companies on both sides of the Atlantic. As well as creating the Scott Pearce series, which comprises of Black 13 and Red Wolves, he is the author of the Pendulum trilogy, an epic series of conspiracy thriller novels. James Patterson described Pendulum as 'one of the best thrillers of the year', and the novel was a finalist for the Glass Bell Award for contemporary fiction. Pendulum was chosen as book of the month by Goldsboro Books and was selected for the BBC's Radio 2 Book Club. Prior to embarking on his writing career, Adam was a strategy consultant and advised global businesses in the medical systems, robotics, technology and financial services sectors.