Turn of Mind

Alice LaPlante author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Vintage Publishing

Published:16th Aug '12

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Winner of the Wellcome Trust Book Prize and longlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger and the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger - Turn of Mind is a stunning debut novel about a woman with Alzheimers who is accused of murdering her best friend

Jennifer White can't remember whether she murdered her best friend


Dr Jennifer White, a once brilliant surgeon, is slowly losing her mind.

Amanda, her best friend, is found stabbed to death.

Jennifer White can't remember whether she murdered her best friend


Dr Jennifer White, a once brilliant surgeon, is slowly losing her mind.

Amanda, her best friend, is found stabbed to death. Four of her fingers have been expertly removed.

Suspicion immediately falls on Jennifer.

How can she prove her innocence when even she doesn't know if she's the murderer?

Wonderful. This harrowing exploration of the slow disintegration of the mind is deeply touching and utterly heartbreaking, while also being a compelling page-turner. I loved it -- S.J. Watson, author of 'Before I Go to Sleep'
A spiralling descent into loss and deceit that leaves the reader breathless. Chilling, memorable and heartbreaking -- Val McDermid
Unforgettable * Observer *
Haunting and original * New York Times Book Review *
Really terrific - ambitious, clever and human -- Nicci French

  • Winner of Wellcome Trust Book Prize 2011

ISBN: 9780099553663

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 20mm

Weight: 224g

320 pages