Cat lives in Los
Angeles, far away from 36 Westeryk Road, the imposing gothic house in
Edinburgh where she and her estranged twin sister, El, grew up. As
girls, they invented Mirrorland, a dark, imaginary place under
the pantry stairs full of pirates, witches, and clowns. These days Cat
rarely thinks about their childhood home, or the fact that El now lives
there with her husband Ross.
But when El mysteriously disappears
after going out on her sailboat, Cat is forced to return to 36 Westeryk
Road, which has scarcely changed in twenty years. The grand old house
is still full of shadowy corners, and at every turn Cat finds herself
stumbling on long-held secrets and terrifying ghosts from the past.
Because someone—El?—has left Cat clues in almost every room: a treasure
hunt that leads right back to Mirrorland, where she knows the truth lies
crouched and waiting...
A twisty, dark, and brilliantly crafted thriller about love and betrayal, redemption and revenge, Mirrorland is a propulsive, page-turning debut about the power of imagination and the price of freedom.
Reviews
"Enthralling... a dark, twisting thriller that explores the pitch-black corners of people’s minds; how good and bad, love and hate, terror and joy can co-exist; and how childhood memories can be rewritten with time as the lines between imagination and reality are blurred. Fans of Gillian Flynn's creeping dread and Liane Moriarty's nuanced morality and complex relationships should love this book." —Kirkus Review
"This ambitious blend of psychological suspense and horror casts a powerful light on the liberating power of imagination." —Publishers Weekly
"A sinister study in estranged sisterhood and the shapeshifting powers of repression and denial. Thick with propulsive twists and immensely readable." —Sue Rainsford, author of Follow Me to Ground
“Carole Johnstone’s debut feels like the love child of Gillian Flynn and Stephen King. In Mirrorland, nothing is as it appears and the kaleidoscope twists and turns will have you frantically turning the pages until you reach the gasp-out-loud ending.” —Greer Hendricks, #1 New York Times best-selling co-author of The Wife Between Us
"A dark, twisty and richly atmospheric exploration of the power of imagination" —Ruth Ware, author of One by One and The Woman in Cabin 10
“Mirrorland is pitched as Gone Girl meets Room, and we can hardly wait!”—Buzzfeed, Mystery/Thrillers We’re Highly Anticipating in 2021
"Thrilling, dark, and propulsive, Mirrorland is an unsettling shape-shifter of a novel. This is a story about a mysterious death and a long-buried secret, but it's also a fascinating, terrifying portrait of how we seek refuge in our imaginations—and how easily imagination can be confused with reality." —Anna Pitoniak, author of Necessary People
"An intricate, brilliant puzzle of a novel where past and present, fantasy and reality, are all clues that one twin must decipher to uncover the fate of her missing sister and the secrets of their shared past. It's Gone Girl meets Rebecca...atmospheric, tightly plotted and utterly gripping, a must read for fans of Ruth Ware and Gillian Flynn." —Sarah Pinborough, author of Dead to Her and Behind Her Eyes
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