Publisher Description

ENTER THE SPIRAL.
FIND THE TRUTH.

The utterly original and brilliantly gripping thriller for fans of BEHIND HER EYES by Sarah Pinborough and THE SEVEN DEATHS OF EVELYN HARDCASTLE by Stuart Turton.

'Gripping, inventive and utterly unpredictable' - Alex Pavesi, bestselling author of EIGHT DETECTIVES.
'Ambitious and well executed' - GUARDIAN
'[A] rollercoaster crime noir thriller' - INDEPENDENT
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Erma Bridges' life is far from perfect, but entirely ordinary. So when she is shot twice in a targetted attack by a colleague, her quiet existence is shattered in an instant.

With her would-be murderer dead, no one can give Erma the answers she needs to move on from her trauma. Why her? Why now?

So begins Erma's quest for the truth - and a dangerous, spiralling journey into the heart of darkness.

With all the inventiveness of The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle and the raw brutality of Mulholland Drive, THE SPIRAL is a unique crime thriller with killer twists - and 2021's most jaw-dropping ending.
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WHAT YOUR FAVOURITE AUTHORS ARE SAYING ABOUT THE SPIRAL:

'I suspect this is one that I'll be thinking about for some time' - ALEX PAVESI, author of EIGHT DETECTIVES

'A frenzied, twisted fever dream of a book' - MIRANDA DICKINSON, author of OUR STORY

Author Biography

Iain Ryan is an Australian writer who lives in Melbourne. He is the author of two previous novels Four Days (2015) and The Student (2017), both shortlisted for the Ned Kelly Award.

Review

A terrific neo-noir from an exciting new voice in Australian crime fiction * Adrian McKinty on The Student *
I love reading a book and having no idea where it's going! The Spiral by Iain Ryan is gripping, inventive and utterly unpredictable. It builds to a fantastic climax. I suspect this is one that I'll be thinking about for some time. * ALEX PAVESI, award-winning author of EIGHT DETECTIVES *
A frenzied, twisted fever dream of a book, The Spiral is one wild ride. Gripping, shocking and relentlessly dark, it's brilliantly inventive * MIRANDA DICKINSON, Sunday Times bestselling author of OUR STORY *

Promotional

It's not just the truth that lurks at the bottom of the spiral . . . The utterly original and brilliantly compelling new thriller by twice Ned Kelly Award shortlisted Iain Ryan.

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