The Crystal Garden — John Cadden

So, there you are â€" a middling, middle-class, middle-aged biographer â€" bored with your own life and â€" doubly worrying given your profession â€" the lives of others. Only suddenly â€" you are not there. You're somewhere else â€" accidentally caught in a sinister spiral of intrigue that involves an English aristocrat, a Spanish art dealer, a retired detective, a dead crime-lord……and a dark and dangerous secret from the past. Except it's no accident â€" for that secret involves you in a shocking way. And now your life is a lot less boring. The Crystal Garden is the story of an ordinary man caught in a maelstrom of extraordinary events; a reserved, rational man suddenly free-falling in a world where nothing is as it appears; an unremarkable man who must now find remarkable qualities to survive. This noir, fast-paced narrative is powerfully driven by writing that is taut, sharp and liberally seasoned with wholly unexpected twists and dark humour. If you wish to discover the truth â€" be seriously careful what you wish for…….