{"product_id":"the-waterfall-1","title":"The Waterfall","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA story about stories within stories as four interconnected mysteries take the reader through the ages, from Shakespeare’s day to a 19th century Gothic former Priory, to 1920s Venice, and finally to 1940s California, from the internationally bestselling author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Turnglass\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe begin with the last testament of William Shakespeare as he investigates the real-life murder mystery of his friend, playwright Christopher Marlowe.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe second story is a 19th Century Gothic tale about the discovery of Shakespeare’s manuscript, set in an isolated former priory, turned into a clinic for those who cannot sleep.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe third is a lighter Golden Age detective tale set in Venice, where private investigator Honora Feldman looks into a baffling case of theft and murder in the British expat community, with the Gothic story at its heart.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd finally, a 1940s American Noir as Ken Kourian finds a serial killer is recreating all the murders in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Waterfall\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the companion book to his friend Oliver Tooke’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Turnglass\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Waterfall\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a beguiling and intricate mystery that cements Gareth Rubin’s position as one of the most original authors writing today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePraise for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Turnglass\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003etop ten bestseller:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘This is a story about stories and their perspectives, the passage of time and the slow march of the inevitable. Vivid, resonant, melancholy and beautiful’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eJanice Hallett\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘Rubin has pulled off the difficult trick of writing an ambitious novel that is also an easy, enjoyable read’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, Crime Book of the Month\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘A bold, breathtaking piece of writing that absolutely nails its two books in one conceit. I doubt I’ll ever read anything like it again, which is the highest compliment I can offer’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eStuart Turton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘A stunning, ingenious, truly immersive mystery . . . a thrilling delight’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eChris Whitaker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘An intricate and thoroughly mesmerising tale of family plots and schemes across several generations’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eGuardian, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThriller of the Year\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘Your initial amazement at his ingenuity comes to sit alongside an appreciation for the heart and depth he brings to his stories. A risky idea, beautifully executed’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldsboro Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55642948174197,"sku":"9781398535381","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4900\/5606\/files\/0bfc7e59-7282-49b7-b0bc-2603b56f433d.jpg?v=1752851393","url":"https:\/\/goldsborobooks.pro\/products\/the-waterfall-1","provider":"Goldsboro Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}