by Muriel Spark
First published 1200
When a notorious fugitive walks into psychiatrist Hildegard Wolf's office, she's shocked to find he's not the only patient claiming to be Lord Lucan. As the two men vie for her trust, Dr. Wolf is drawn into a high-stakes game of cat-and-mouse, chasing clues across Europe to uncover the truth. But with Lucan's dark past looming, the doctor soon realizes that one of her patients may be a dangerous impostor - and that her own shadowy history could be the key to the mystery.
Genres: suspense, mystery, thriller, psychological-thriller
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: cat-and-mouse, unreliable-narrator
166 pages · Hardcover · Doubleday
Content warnings: mental-illness