The Sense of an EndingTony Webster and his clique first met Adrian Finn at school. Sex hungry and book hungry, they would navigate the girl less sixth form together, trading in affectations, in jokes, rumour and wit. Maybe Adrian was a little more serious than the others, certainly more intelligent, but they all swore to stay friends for life. Now Tony is retired. He's had a career and a single marriage, a calm divorce. He's certainly never tried to hurt anybody. Memory,

author of The Dark in You

only dog ones

land and riches for himself

On Sunday George looks his best

who now perceives himself as the New Adolf Hitler

Iain Pears' first mainstream novel since An Instance of the Fingerpost

If we are asked the same about Ayer when The Man in the Mirror starts blooming the reply will be Yes

The searing narrative is unflinchingly and tenderly written' Independent

thrilling addition for fans of the series and a captivating introduction for new readers of Lawton's work

The only bright spot in George's life is Sunday

This book will leave you breathless

and tangling with the two biggest mobsters in London