The Anomaly

THE NO. 1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER. 1 MILLION COPIES SOLD. *SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD* *SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 CWA CRIME THRILLER IN TRANSLATION AWARD* Discover the award-winning international sensation that will keep you gripped until the very last page... 'Just when you think you've worked it out . . . well, you probably haven't' DAILY MAIL 'Mind-bending. Written with page-turning conviction' THE TIMES 'A mind-bending, prize-winning speculative thriller' GUARDIAN 'An intoxicating mix of the magical and life's big questions' FINANCIAL TIMES _______ No one knows how it happened. But it'll change their lives forever . . . During a terrifying storm, Air France flight 006 - inexplicably - duplicates. For every passenger, there are now two: a double with the same mind, body and memories. Only one thing sets them apart - while one plane lands in March, the other doesn't arrive until June. Nothing can explain this unprecedented event. But for each duplicated passenger, an impossible moment of reckoning awaits. If there are two of you, and just one life . . . who gets to live it? _______ New York Times**: Best Thriller of the Year** Publishers Weekly**: Best Thriller of the Year** Lit Hub**: Favourite Book of the Year** CrimeReads**: Best International Crime Novel of the Year** PopSugar**: Best Mystery/Thriller of the Month** LONGLISTED FOR THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD Readers LOVE The Anomaly: 'I absolutely loved this thrilling, addictive book' 5* Reader Review 'This book spun my head. Fascinating, fantastic and thought provoking' 5* Reader Review 'I absolutely love this book. It's a one-of-a-kind story, with perfect pacing. I would highly recommend' 5* Reader Review 'An incredible read - intriguing and original. Keeps you fascinated until the very last page' 5* Reader Review 'A brilliant read . . . So cleverly written' 5* Reader Review It's astonishing' Janice Hallett 'The Anomaly is one and ten novels at once, brilliantly connecting every mystery of intimacy with the great mystery of humanity' Michel Bussi 'An extraordinary mix of existential thriller and speculative fiction...a thought-provoking, literary work' Publishers Weekly 'A witty, erudite novel . . . It is rare to have so much fun with something so intelligent' Nicolas Mathieu, author of And Their Children After Them, winner of the 2018 Prix Goncourt 'An adventure, a page turner, a bestseller, but also an experimental, highly literary work' Le Figaro Magazine 'It's dizzying, exhilarating, brilliant!' Nicholas Carreau, Europe 1 'The novel is a tour de force' Toute La Culture