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In a windswept cottage overlooking the sea, Wilder Harlow begins the last book he will ever write. It is the story of his childhood companions and the killer that stalked their small New England town. Of the body they found, the horror of that discovery echoing down the decades. And of Sky, Wilder's one-time friend, who stole his unfinished memoir and turned it into a lurid bestselling novel, Looking Glass Sound.

This book will be Wilder's revenge on Sky, a man who betrayed his trust and died without ever telling him why. But as he writes, Wilder begins to find notes written in Sky's signature green ink and events in his manuscript start to chime eerily with the present. Is Sky haunting him? Did Wilder have more to do with Sky's death than he admits? And who is the woman drowning in the cove, whom no-one else can see?

No longer able to trust his own eyes, Wilder begins to wonder: is he writing the book, or is the book writing him?

©2023 Catriona Ward (P)2023 Profile Books Ltd Crime Thrillers Ghosts Gothic Horror Psychological Thriller Thriller & Suspense Scary Crime Fiction Suspense
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I wasn’t a big fan. I finished the book so it did keep me reading. However, a few times I got lost and had no idea what was actually happening. Even know I struggle to tell someone what happened.

Found it easy to get lost

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I really enjoyed the first part of the book, but found the middle bit to be dull (I was definitely zoning out and feeling bored), and then the last third to be confusing, even with different voices. Definitely not the book for me!

Losing interest…

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The lines between what is the book and what is real life plus the multiple time lines was confusing.

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It's a complex story, the ending made me question everything I've just read. Marvellous. Have to read it again now, joy!

You never know what to expect.

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Full of dark magic, and at the same time beautiful.
It explores the way a story belongs to all of its characters; each one of them wounded in a different way and none of them willing to share,

This story is completely immersive; compelling and sinister,

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