– Mike and Kathleen Gear

‘A mesmerizing tale of love, loss and the human condition, certain to transport readers while simultaneously transforming their imaginations. It will captivate and challenge perceptions while raising the question, what is reality vs grand illusion? It’s guaranteed to be amongst the classics you’ll read time and time again’

– Eric Bishop

‘What can I say about The Other Side of Night that won’t be a spoiler? Ingenious, constantly surprising and deeply moving. Put yourself in the hands of a master storyteller, and strap in for a mind-bending ride’

– Joseph Finder

‘A real brain-bender of a book, I’m still trying to wrap my head around the extraordinary ending. Just mesmerizing’

–Victoria Selman

‘Wow! It takes a special kind of writer to pull off a story like this. Adam Hamdy’s brave, intriguing, thought-provoking book will leave readers breathless’

– Mari Hannah

‘An elegantly written and compelling genre-bender of a story, which left me thinking about it long after I’d read the last page. It is destined for the big screen!’

– Marnie Riches

‘Inventive, clever and completely original, Hamdy’s latest effort is simply terrific. Don’t miss it’

– J. T. Ellison

‘A thrilling novel with multiple tricks up its sleeve. Part detective story and part philosophy, Adam Hamdy has written a clever and moving concoction’

– Peter Swanson

‘In this inventive and intriguing novel, Hamdy mixes in just the right amount of mystery, uncertainty and relational tension and brings them all simmering to delicious effect. Stunningly good writing. Don’t let this one slip you by’

– Steven James

‘This genre-bending novel is absolutely brilliant! So cleverly constructed, with a central mystery at its core that will keep you turning the pages, it’s also a poignant meditation on grief, love and loss. Fantastic. Deserves to be widely read and I predict it will be a massive hit. I loved it’

– Amer Anwar

By Adam Hamdy

Pendulum Trilogy

Pendulum

Freefall

Aftershock

The Scott Pearce Series

Black 13

Red Wolves

First published 2022 by Macmillan

This electronic edition published 2022 by Macmillan

an imprint of Pan Macmillan

The Smithson, 6 Briset Street, London EC1M 5NR

EU representative: Macmillan Publishers Ireland Ltd, 1st Floor,

The Liffey Trust Centre, 117–126 Sheriff Street Upper,

Dublin 1, D01 YC43

Associated companies throughout the world

www.panmacmillan.com

ISBN 978-1-5290-8816-8

Copyright © Adam Hamdy 2022

Jacket image © Stocksy

Photography by Georgia Kirkland

Author photograph © Josh Sedgley

Jacket design by Lucy Scholes, Picador Art Department

The right of Adam Hamdy to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

Pan Macmillan does not have any control over, or any responsibility for, any author or third-party websites referred to in or on this book.

You may not copy, store, distribute, transmit, reproduce or otherwise make available this publication (or any part of it) in any form, or by any means (electronic, digital, optical, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise), without the prior written permission of the publisher. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages.