First published 2011
In the fashion-obsessed world of New York, a young man is drawn into a shadowy reflection of that society, finding himself trapped on the other side where fame, terrorism, and politics are inextricably linked. As he becomes increasingly implicated and horrified, his avenues of escape are blocked at every turn. Ultimately, he discovers that there was no mirror, no escape \u2014 only the world where hotels implode and planes fall from the sky.
Genres: fiction, literary-fiction, mystery, contemporary, thriller, 21st-century
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, unreliable-narrator
Setting: New York (N.Y.)
496 pages · Pan Macmillan
Content warnings: violence