The book of mirrors by E.O.Chirovici, currently scheduld for Jan 2017, royal hard back 9781780895673, 12,99 GBP (all subject to change) 

I am fortunate my wonderful colleagues at Penguin Random House continue to send me book proofs before the title is actually published. Probably one of the best books I read all year „The book of mirrors" by E.O. Chirovici is not published yet,  take note and race out to buy the book once  published in January 2017, I guarantee a fantastic page turner with breathtaking twists and turns.

I was sucked into the story right from the moment I started reading, a psychological thriller recounted from three people’s perspectives. The books is as much a who's dunnit as it is trying to uncover the motive behind the murder of Prof. Joseph Wieder, a renowned psychologist and university professor. The memories and assumptions of all the characters in the book play a central role in this fascinating web of events. I could not guess the ending until the final chapter and even then the book took turns. 

The first part of the story has Peter Katz’s voice, a literary agent who receives the first pages of a manuscript in the mail, a submission by Richard Flynn, a failed writer as we later learn, describing his acquaintance and involvement with Joseph Wieder. His submitted 20 pages are the next part in the book, stating events leading up to Wieder’s death. 

Richard Flynn was once in love with Laura Baines who is also one of Wieder’s protégées, a promising student but also an inscrutable young woman with high ambitions. When Katz realizes he is reading a great mystery and a bestseller, he tries to contact Richard Flynn only to learn from his girlfriend of Flynn’s unexpected death. He instructs the girlfriend to search for the rest of the manuscript but this proves unsuccessful. Katz makes the decision to hire an investigative journalist, John Keller, hoping to get to the bottom of Joe Wielder’s murder which was never resolved and to fill in the blank pages left by Richard Flynn’s death.

John Keller's investigation make up the next part of the book providing some startling discoveries, such as finding Frank Spoel sitting on death row and his connection with the events. Keller also comes across the name of a now retired cop, Roy Freeman, who was one of the investigating officers in the Joe Wieder case. Having a lot of spare time on his hands and still feeling unhappy about this unresolved case in his career, Freeman decides to embark on an investigation of his own. 

It would be crimial if I revealed anything more as it would rob you of the suspense when reading this terrific book.

The manuscript  was sold into more than 30 countries which doesn't surprise me, I would have snapped it up on the spot. I am absolutely certain we will see this novel on many bestseller lists in the months to come as it deserves to be. I envy you the page turning time ahead, sadly behind me now.