The Other Side of Night

By: Adam Hamdy

Location: FIC HAM

Genre:  Mystery, Thriller

“I couldn’t stop thinking about the story’s incredible twist…like no crime novel I’ve ever read.” —James Patterson

For fans of Matt Haig and Anthony Horowitz, an “intriguing and thought-provoking” (Liv Constantine, author of The Last Mrs. Parrish) novel in which the lives of a disgraced police officer, a prolific author, and an upstanding citizen are inextricably bound together by a series of mysterious deaths.

The Other Side of Night begins with a man named David Asha writing about his biggest regret: his sudden separation from his son, Elliot. In his grief, David tells a story.

Next, we step into the life of Harriet Kealty, a police officer trying to clear her name after a lapse of judgment. She discovers a curious inscription in a secondhand book—a plea: Help me, he’s trying to kill me. Who wrote this note? Who is “he”?

This note leads Harri to David Asha, who was last seen stepping off a cliff. Police suspect he couldn’t cope after his wife’s sudden death. Still, why would this man jump and leave behind his young son? Quickly, Harri’s attention zeroes in on a person she knows all too well.

Ben Elmys: once the love of her life. A surrogate father to Elliot Asha and trusted friend to the Ashas.

Ben may also be a murderer.​

Nilufer review

The Other Side of Night is a thought-provoking, moving “head-spinner of a novel” (John Connolly) with intriguing narratives and plot swerves that will leave you reeling. By the end, you’ll be shaken as each piece slots satisfyingly into place.

 I didn’t know this was sci-fi thriller. Especially the last third was mind blowing. All the pieces fit at the right places. Thankfully the author didn’t leave any plot hold behind even though the answers are mostly unconventional, jaw dropping and overwhelmingly confusing!

Overall: this is smart, romantic, eccentric, confusing, well written sci-fi thriller! It took a little time for me to get used to the characters. I found Harriet a little irritated for bring extra heartbroken after Ben and Ben was also acting like suspicious, talking riddles, obsessive, acting like a mad scientist at any minute he’ll be forced to wear straitjacket and pushed into an ambulance to head to the nearest cuckoo’s nest but at the end I understood how I got everything wrong.

After the revelations I’m rounding up my 4.5 stars to 5 sci-fi, starry, mysterious, poignant love story stars!