Five Minds

Guy Morpuss

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Pushkin Press
28 September 2021

Fiction & Literature; Crime & Mystery; Thriller & suspense; Science fiction; Bargains

'This clever, twisty debut really delivers. Gripping, well-written and intriguing on every level' - SARAH PEARSE

'Guy Morpuss is set to become a powerhouse in speculative crime. A feast of a book' - HELEN FIELDS

'Brilliantly inventive. If you liked The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, you'll love this' - EVE SMITH

ONE BODY. FIVE MINDS. ONE KILLER.

The Earth's growing population has finally been controlled. Lifespans are limited to eighty years, except for those who make an extreme choice: to become a commune. Five minds sharing one body, living for four hours at a time. But with a combined lifespan of nearly 150 years.

Alex, Kate, Sierra, Ben and Mike are a commune. They have already spent twenty-five years together, arguing, reconciling, alliances shifting and re-forming. They travel to a Death Park where games are played in which extra lifespan can be gambled like money. The plan is to win time to upgrade their next host body. But then Kate accepts a dangerous offer, and one of them disappears.

Someone is trying to kill off members of the commune. Is one of them responsible? Or is someone else playing a deadly game? It's hard enough to catch a murderer. It's almost impossible when you might be sharing a body with them...

This brilliant murder mystery blends classic crime with speculative fiction in a stunning debut.

By: Guy Morpuss
Imprint: Pushkin Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Export/Airside
Dimensions: Height: 230mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 400g
ISBN: 9781788165679
ISBN 10: 1788165675
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 28 September 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print

Guy Morpuss is a London-based barrister and QC, whose cases have featured drug-taking cyclists, dead Formula 1 champions and aspiring cemetery owners. His favourite books have always involved twists on reality and playing with the consequences, which led to him writing his debut novel about five people sharing one body. He lives in Surrey with his wife and two children. Find him on Twitter @guymorpuss, or at guymorpuss.com.

Reviews for Five Minds

'My mind is officially blown! This clever, twisty debut really delivers. Gripping, well-written and intriguing on every level' - Sarah Pearse, bestselling author of The Sanatorium 'Guy Morpuss is set to become a powerhouse in speculative crime. Tense, dark, gritty and high-concept, it's a feast of a book' - Helen Fields, author of A Perfect Crime 'Five Minds spearheads an exciting new trend in speculative fiction, with a mind-stretching and irresistible premise deftly spun into a twisty, page-turning action-thriller. Clever, cool and thoroughly entertaining' - Philippa East, author of Little White Lies 'Consider my single mind blown! An astonishing and original concept, deftly executed. This novel cries out for a screen adaptation' - David Jackson, bestselling author of Cry Baby 'A whip-smart, searing debut with a story which grinds into the mind like cursed clockwork. I really loved it' - Matt Wesolowski, author of Six Stories 'A mind-bendingly original debut. Nothing short of a cross-genre masterpiece' - ADAM CHRISTOPHER 'The world-building of Gibson with the pace of The Running Man. A fantastic ride' - TIM GLISTER 'Extraordinary. I'll be thinking about this book for a very long time' - VICTORIA SELMAN