Maxwell's Demon

Paperback Published on: 24/02/2022
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Synopsis

'Ingeniously plotted and compulsively well-paced' Sunday Times
'A cracking detective story that seems to be investigating its own existence' Jeff Noon

'Are you there, Tom?'
I stood in the doorway, staring at the phone.
My father had been dead for almost seven years.

When Thomas Quinn receives a seemingly impossible voice message, he can't help but wonder if Andrew Black - a legendary, reclusive mystery writer and his father's protégé - is somehow involved.

Thomas knows that Black can't be trusted, that he should be avoided at all costs. But as the search for answers spirals into an examination of the nature of time, entropy, the true forms of angels, fictional stalkers and the secrets of the nativity set . . . Thomas realises that he might not have a choice.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Canongate Books
  • ISBN: 9781847672483
  • Number of pages: 352
  • Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 21 mm
  • Weight: 236g
  • Languages: English

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Maxwell's Demon
A hall of mirrors
Much like the protagonist, Thomas Quinn, I spent much of this book not really sure what was going on. The novel is like a hall of mirrors, you catch sight... READ MORE
Verity Halliday
Maxwell's Demon
Kafkaesque, hard to put into a specific genre, but BRILLIANT!
Maxwell's Demon is a very unusual novel, it's hard to slot it into a specific genre but it's beautifully written and pressed all the right buttons for me. ... READ MORE
Mary Price
Maxwell's Demon
Clever quirky read
Andrew Black is a best-selling author who has disappeared. Thomas Quinn is a struggling writer who hasn't been published in many years. Is Andrew Black bac... READ MORE
Jim
Maxwell's Demon
Psychological drama
Thomas Quinn is a fairly unsuccessful writer for years intimidated by the success of his estranged and now dead father's protegee Andrew Black. His life i... READ MORE
Aidan Dunn
Maxwell's Demon
welcome back
I have been waiting a long time for a second novel from Steven Hall. I’m happy to report that fans of The Raw Shark Texts will dig this just as much. It’s ... READ MORE
The Dynamite Kid
Maxwell's Demon
DISPORDER, RANDOMNESS AND AWFUL
I can't believe this ever got any five star reviews. It's up itself, confusing, trying to be cleaver and it isn't. Unlike Franz Kafka where you can say 'I ... READ MORE
Dave H