{"product_id":"9781788165662","title":"Five Minds : A Financial Times Book of the Year by Guy Morpuss","description":"An addictive read that will remain with you long after you emerge from the rabbit hole' - THE TIMES'A marvellously twisty whodunnit [with] the brutal, clockwork ingenuity of an Agatha Christie mystery' - FT 'A pacy, exciting and most unusual crime story' - GUARDIAN________________________________________SHARING A BODY CAN BE MURDERThe Earth's spiralling 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, each living for four hours at a time. But with a combined lifespan of nearly 150 years.   Alex, Kate, Mike, Sierra and Ben have already spent twenty-five years together in what was once Mike's body, their frequent personality clashes leading to endless bickering, countless arguments, and getting themselves stranded on a Russian Arctic freighter. Wanting to buy upgrades for their next host body, they decide to travel to a Death Park where time can be gambled like money. But things go very wrong when Kate accepts a dangerous offer, and one of them disappears.   Someone is trying to kill off members of the commune. But why? Is one of them responsible? Or is an outsider 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.   ______________________________________  'This clever, twisty debut really delivers. Gripping, well-written and intriguing on every level' - SARAH PEARSE  'Brilliantly inventive. If you liked The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, you'll love this' - EVE SMITH  'Morpuss is set to become a powerhouse in speculative crime. A feast of a book' - HELEN FIELDS  'A whip-smart, searing debut, which grinds into the mind like cursed clockwork' - MATT WESOLOWSKI  'A mind-stretching and irresistible premise deftly spun into a twisty, page-turning action-thriller' - PHILIPPA EAST  'Consider my single mind blown! An astonishing and original concept, deftly executed' - DAVID JACKSON  '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\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43205088116914,"sku":"9781788165662","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/products\/9781788165662_152c9074-1407-49e5-9a13-0980272adb0d.jpg?v=1705393919","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781788165662","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}