Description
| Product ID: | 9781788165662 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Five Minds |
| Subtitle: | A Financial Times Book of the Year |
| Authors: | Author: Guy Morpuss |
| Page Count: | 320 |
| Subjects: | Crime and mystery fiction, Crime & mystery, Thriller / suspense fiction, Science fiction, Thriller / suspense, Science fiction |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle meets Westworld in this stunning high-concept crime thriller of multiple minds, changing allegiances and revenge. ''An addictive read that will remain with you long after you emerge from the rabbit hole'' - THE TIMES''A marvellously twisty whodunnit [with] the brutal, clockwork ingenuity of an Agatha Christie mystery'' - FT ''A pacy, exciting and most unusual crime story'' - GUARDIAN________________________________________SHARING A BODY CAN BE MURDER The Earth''s spiralling population has finally been controlled. Lifespans are limited to eighty years, except for those who make an extreme choice: to become a commune. Five minds sharing one body, each living for four hours at a time. But with a combined lifespan of nearly 150 years. Alex, Kate, Mike, Sierra and Ben have already spent twenty-five years together in what was once Mike''s body, their frequent personality clashes leading to endless bickering, countless arguments, and getting themselves stranded on a Russian Arctic freighter. Wanting to buy upgrades for their next host body, they decide to travel to a Death Park where time can be gambled like money. But things go very wrong when Kate accepts a dangerous offer, and one of them disappears. Someone is trying to kill off members of the commune. But why? Is one of them responsible? Or is an outsider playing a deadly game? It''s hard enough to catch a murderer. It''s almost impossible when you might be sharing a body with them... This brilliant murder mystery blends classic crime with speculative fiction in a stunning debut.______________________________________ ''This clever, twisty debut really delivers. Gripping, well-written and intriguing on every level'' - SARAH PEARSE ''Brilliantly inventive. If you liked The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, you''ll love this'' - EVE SMITH ''Morpuss is set to become a powerhouse in speculative crime. A feast of a book'' - HELEN FIELDS ''A whip-smart, searing debut, which grinds into the mind like cursed clockwork'' - MATT WESOLOWSKI ''A mind-stretching and irresistible premise deftly spun into a twisty, page-turning action-thriller'' - PHILIPPA EAST ''Consider my single mind blown! An astonishing and original concept, deftly executed'' - DAVID JACKSON ''A mind-bendingly original debut. Nothing short of a cross-genre masterpiece'' - ADAM CHRISTOPHER ''The world-building of Gibson with the pace of The Running Man. A fantastic ride'' - TIM GLISTER |
| Imprint Name: | Viper |
| Publisher Name: | Profile Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-09-02 |
