Riptide

<P>From the <I>Sunday Times</I> bestselling author of <I>The Turnglass</I>. Perfect for fans of Anthony Horowitz and Stuart Turton.</P><P><B>A dazzling, puzzle-box mystery of secrets, power and hidden truths</B></P><P>1804, Isle of Ray, Essex. Lysander Rose has spent his life searching for the truth about his mother, abducted when he was just a baby.</P><P>When the men who took her return for him, Lysander is forced to flee - leaving behind everything he knows. But in his escape, he uncovers a clue that draws him into the orbit of a secretive organisation known only as the Circle.</P><P>As Lysander follows the trail from the Essex coast to the shadowed streets of Edinburgh, he finds himself entangled in a world of murder, blackmail and political intrigue. At its centre: an exiled king, and a conspiracy that could shape the fate of nations.</P><P>And stranger still, the secrets of Lysander's own past seem to be hidden in the pages of a lurid penny-blood chapbook - a story that may hold the key to who he really is.</P><P><B>But as the truth of his origins begins to emerge, Lysander must decide whether he can escape the fate others have written for him.</B></P><P><B>Praise for Gareth Rubin</B></P><P>'A stunning, ingenious, truly immersive mystery' <B>Chris Whitaker</B></P><P>'A risky idea, beautifully executed' <I><B>Telegraph</B></I></P><P>'An intricate and thoroughly mesmerising tale' <I><B>Guardian</B></I></P><P>'An ambitious novel that is also an easy, enjoyable read' <I><B>The Times</B></I><B>, Crime Book of the Month</B></P>