First published 1997
Professor Edwin Spindrift wakes up in a strange hospital bed, his identity and memories inexplicably scrambled. As he grapples with his jarring new reality, he must confront the sinister forces that have upended his life. With his sanity slipping, Spindrift embarks on a frantic quest to reclaim his stolen identity and escape the nightmarish trap he's fallen into. This Kafkaesque thriller from Anthony Burgess is a gripping descent into the fragility of the human mind.
Genres: fiction, literary-fiction, 20th-century, mystery, psychological-thriller, academic
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: psychological-horror, unreliable-narrator
260 pages · Paperback · W. W. Norton & Company
Content warnings: mental-illness