Luvtoread's Reviews > The Other Side of Night

The story begins with David Asha, telling the story of his biggest regret in life but also the stories of his best friend Ben, David's son Elliot and a woman named Harriet Kealty who was recently discharged from her duties as a detective.

Harriet Kealty happens to be in a book store when she discovers a scribbled note written inside the book she purchased that said "Help he's trying to kill me". Harriet decides this is not a prank and decides to make a case to work on that would utilize her detective duties. Her research brings her to the home of David Asha, his son and a man named Ben who she had not seen in over a year and may have been the love of her lifetime but when she finds David and his wife had suspiciously died, she realizes that Ben is the prime suspect in their deaths and he is now the legal guardian of little Eliot and Harriet is worried about the boy's welfare and possibly his life. Nothing makes sense in this case so Harriet decides she must follow all the leads because if Ben is guilty of harming Elliot's parents then he may be a possible serial killer!

This was an intriguing and strange story where nothing is the way it appears although the reader will not know this until the end of the book. The story was engaging and I kept thinking I knew what was going on but nothing could have enlightened me to the crazy (good) fast-paced last quarter of the book which I just couldn't stop non-stop reading. I have to admit I never read a story like this one because it sucks you in as a slow moving love and crime story gone amiss. WRONG! The author "Adam Hamby" brought in a wonderful science fiction edge that was unpredictable in every way, shape and form and I mean that literally as well as figuratively. If anyone studied physics in school then they will have a wonderful understanding of some of the techniques that were applied in the last section although the writer did a great job of making the ending easy for everyone to appreciate. Please make sure you read this novel until the very end or you will be missing out on a true rollercoaster of a most unusual quality and everything will be fully explained in the end. There were some problems that were not quite answered for myself (being picky) but if the reader just accepts the book as it was written then this will be a wonderful and possibly an unforgettable book that will take them on a journey of loss, heartache, mystery, sadness, adventure and the most fantastical journey into what the meaning and power of what love could truly be.

I want to thank the publisher "Atria Books" and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this novel and any thoughts or opinions expressed are unbiased and mine alone!

I highly recommend this highly imaginative book and have given a rating of 4 MYSTERIOUS AND MYSTICAL 🌟🌟🌟🌟 STARS!!