Author:Arturo Peréz-Reverte,Margaret Jull Costa
The clue to a murder in the art world of contemporary Madrid lies hidden in a medieval painting of a game of chess.
In a 15th-century Flemish painting two noblemen are pictured playing chess. Yet two years before he could sit for the portrait, one of them was murdered. In 20th-century Madrid, Julia, a picture restorer preparing the painting for auction, uncovers a hidden inscription in Latin that points to the crime: Quis necavit equitem? Who killed the knight? But as she teams up with a brilliant chess theoretician to retrace the moves, she discovers the deadly game is not yet over.
A sleek and sophisticated chamber mystery about art, life and chess. Madly clever
—— New York TimesGives murder a touch of class...delightfully absorbing
—— ObserverIn its intellectual background detail it is reminiscent of Umberto Eco's novels...hard to stop reading
—— Michael Eaude , Times Literary SupplementBlisteringly funny... My Name Is Legion is not one of those soft-centred satires that ducks the issue. It throws down the gauntlet to Fleet Street and asks some tough questions of the newspapers we read
—— David Robson , Sunday TelegraphMy Name Is Legion weaves a compelling modern morality tale of crime and punishment that links the world of the rich and powerful to that of the poor and dispossessed... All of this is highly enjoyable, and kept going with an irresistibly waspish verve
—— Amanda Craig , Independent on SundayThe most spot-on novel about Fleet Street ever written... Chillingly accurate
—— Harry Mount , Daily TelegraphA big, broad, sweeping book, as disturbing as it is funny
—— GuardianBrilliantly inventive... A disturbing and highly original novel
—— Stephen Glover , Daily MailAt its heart, this is a novel about the tabloid press in modern Britain. The scenes involving The Legion, its monstrous proprietor Lennox Mark and its variously brutal, corrupt of self-loathing journalists, are where Wilson's imagination has really been unleashed... Terrifyingly funny
—— IndependentIt's a wonder it hasn't been snapped up for telly
—— Scotland on SundayFull marks to Susan Hill for her ability to face the unfaceable
—— Eurocrime.co.ukThis morbidly funny page-turner will have you guessing until the end
—— Holly Fraser , She MagazineAccomplished thriller... Turn of Mind is an incisive, humane exploration of how we can rail against our need for close relationships with others, feeling that they undermine our independence, even as we keep coming back for more
—— Josie Barnard , Times Literary SupplementTurn of Mind is a difficult read emotionally, but more than justifies the reader's investment with its sublime writing and pitch-perfect plotting. As a drama it is scintillating, but transcends the boundaries of a mere thriller with a stunning exploration of a devastating illness. This is a book of tremendous value
—— Bookgeeks.co.ukThis is a beautifully-written book with a dark mystery at its heart
—— BookbagTurn of Mind is an incredibly powerful novel, handled with an infinite amount of care and sensitivity that entertains and educates from beginning to end
—— Milosrambles.comIt sounds like an impossible task: to write a murder mystery from the perspective of a suspect with Alzheimer's. And yet Alice LaPlante pulls it off and with some flair... Unforgettable
—— Alison Flood , ObserverThe twists and turns of mind this novel charts are haunting and original
—— New York Times Book ReviewGripping...compelling
—— Stephen Amidon , Washington Post