The Riptide: From Sunday Times bestselling author Gareth Rubin comes a dazzling mystery in which one man's past is written in blood - but his future is still unwritten
Gareth Rubin
Sep 2026 · Simon and Schuster · Narrated by Joe Eyre
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'Action packed and highly atmospheric’ MARK SANDERSON, THE TIMES
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Turnglass. Perfect for fans of Anthony Horowitz and Stuart Turton.
A dazzling, puzzle-box mystery of secrets, power and hidden truths
1804, Isle of Ray, Essex. Lysander Rose has spent his life searching for the truth about his mother, abducted when he was just a baby.
When the men who took her return for him, Lysander is forced to flee – leaving behind everything he knows. But in his escape, he uncovers a clue that draws him into the orbit of a secretive organisation known only as the Circle.
As Lysander follows the trail from the Essex coast to the shadowed streets of Edinburgh, he finds himself entangled in a world of murder, blackmail and political intrigue. At its centre: an exiled king, and a conspiracy that could shape the fate of nations.
And stranger still, the secrets of Lysander’s own past seem to be hidden in the pages of a lurid penny-blood chapbook – a story that may hold the key to who he really is.
But as the truth of his origins begins to emerge, Lysander must decide whether he can escape the fate others have written for him.
PRAISE FOR GARETH RUBIN:
‘A stunning, ingenious, truly immersive mystery’ CHRIS WHITAKER
‘A risky idea, beautifully executed’ TELEGRAPH
‘An intricate and thoroughly mesmerising tale’ GUARDIAN
‘An ambitious novel that is also an easy, enjoyable read’ THE TIMES, Crime Book of the Month
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Turnglass. Perfect for fans of Anthony Horowitz and Stuart Turton.
A dazzling, puzzle-box mystery of secrets, power and hidden truths
1804, Isle of Ray, Essex. Lysander Rose has spent his life searching for the truth about his mother, abducted when he was just a baby.
When the men who took her return for him, Lysander is forced to flee – leaving behind everything he knows. But in his escape, he uncovers a clue that draws him into the orbit of a secretive organisation known only as the Circle.
As Lysander follows the trail from the Essex coast to the shadowed streets of Edinburgh, he finds himself entangled in a world of murder, blackmail and political intrigue. At its centre: an exiled king, and a conspiracy that could shape the fate of nations.
And stranger still, the secrets of Lysander’s own past seem to be hidden in the pages of a lurid penny-blood chapbook – a story that may hold the key to who he really is.
But as the truth of his origins begins to emerge, Lysander must decide whether he can escape the fate others have written for him.
PRAISE FOR GARETH RUBIN:
‘A stunning, ingenious, truly immersive mystery’ CHRIS WHITAKER
‘A risky idea, beautifully executed’ TELEGRAPH
‘An intricate and thoroughly mesmerising tale’ GUARDIAN
‘An ambitious novel that is also an easy, enjoyable read’ THE TIMES, Crime Book of the Month
'Action packed and highly atmospheric’ MARK SANDERSON, THE TIMES
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Turnglass. Perfect for fans of Anthony Horowitz and Stuart Turton.
A dazzling, puzzle-box mystery of secrets, power and hidden truths
1804, Isle of Ray, Essex. Lysander Rose has spe...
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About the author
Gareth Rubin is the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Turnglass. His other books include Holmes and Moriarty, a new Sherlock Holmes novel endorsed by the Conan Doyle Estate; Liberation Square, a thriller set in Soviet-occupied London; and The Winter Agent, a thriller set in Paris in 1944. He lives in London and writes about social affairs, travel and the arts for British newspapers.
Gareth Rubin is the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Turnglass. His other books include Holmes and Moriarty, a new Sherlock Holmes novel endorsed by the Conan Doyle Estate; Liberation Square, a thriller set in Soviet-occupied London; and The Winter Agent, a thriller set in Paris in 1944. He...
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