The Other Side of Night

A Novel

By: Adam Hamdy

Narrated by: Justin Avoth

Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins

Publisher's summary

“I couldn’t stop thinking about the story’s incredible twist...like no crime novel I’ve ever read.” (James Patterson)

For fans of Matt Haig and Anthony Horowitz, an “intriguing and thought-provoking” (Liv Constantine, author of The Last Mrs. Parrish) novel in which the lives of a disgraced police officer, a prolific author, and an upstanding citizen are inextricably bound together by a series of mysterious deaths.

The Other Side of Night begins with a man named David Asha writing about his biggest regret: his sudden separation from his son, Elliot. In his grief, David tells a story.

Next, we step into the life of Harriet Kealty, a police officer trying to clear her name after a lapse of judgment. She discovers a curious inscription in a secondhand book—a plea: Help me, he’s trying to kill me. Who wrote this note? Who is “he”?

This note leads Harri to David Asha, who was last seen stepping off a cliff. Police suspect he couldn’t cope after his wife’s sudden death. Still, why would this man jump and leave behind his young son? Quickly, Harri’s attention zeroes in on a person she knows all too well.

Ben Elmys: once the love of her life. A surrogate father to Elliot Asha and trusted friend to the Ashas.

Ben may also be a murderer.​

The Other Side of Night is a thought-provoking, moving “head-spinner of a novel” (John Connolly) with intriguing narratives and plot swerves that will leave you reeling. By the end, you’ll be shaken as each piece slots satisfyingly into place.

©2022 Adam Hamdy. All rights reserved. (P)2022 Macmillan Publishers International Limited. All rights reserved.

Wish the first part was as good as the final

Perhaps because it was an audible book and not hard copy, but it was just so slow to get going. I did enjoy the conclusion.

Gorgeous narration does the story justice

I loved the complex flow of threads through the narrative, especially the way time is an ever changing character. The voice performance is exceptional.

Totally original

It’s a mystery. It’s a family drama. It’s sci-fi. Totally original. Highly recommended for anyone who likes great well written novels.

The Other Side of Midnight

Incredible story that leaves you guessing. I never came close to guessing what was going on- well written, beautiful prose, and intriguing characters. Very well done. Thoughtful and at times heartbreaking.

I waited a week to post this.

This book has great reviews, I honestly knew nothing about it, I simply bought it because everyone said it was great. So I hated the first half of this book, I almost quit it several times, but all that animosity was brilliantly resolved, and this book I agree is great.

Great narrator
Great prose
Great ending

WOW!!!!!

What an emotional, complex novel. A true masterpiece worthy of all five stars, and then some! Probably the best novel I have heard in many, many years. Justin Avoth is a wonderful narrator.

Heady Philosophical Mystery

This book is a slow unraveling of a complicated mystery. It is not what you think it is and better to go in without prior knowledge. It has a lot of philosophy and existential pondering about it which makes the book drag a bit but becomes important. Overall 2.5 ⭐️

Dressed up as a tragic mystery…

…but not so much. If you’re into romance and lots of narrative hand-wringing & puzzling remorse with a bit of sci-fi/physics thrown in as a teaser (which shows up as a main in event in the last hour) this is your book. The author spends a lot of time building up the climax, but probably should have spent more effort framing the science of the book. There are some court transcripts (nice touch), twists, & red herrings, but I still felt something wasn’t quite fleshed out. With less verbal agonizing by the narrators, more character development, and more science - much more science - I think this would have been a better read. Parts were overwrought, and others weren’t wrought at all.
At the beginning, I feel like I was swept away for a date with a promising author who hired a limo, driver, & promised an adventure, but we took a right somewhere at the two-thirds mark & ended up taking a walk in the park and had a couple of cold beers after. Not awful, but not awesome.

I did like the narrator & will look for more books performed by Justin Avoth.

A different kind of Time Travel story

This book starts slowly but the second half is worth the payoff at the end. Makes you want to listen again, now that you know the ending. Sort of like the Sixth Sense.

Slow start but outstanding book

No spoilers here — be careful, some reviewers give away ending.

Admittedly, this book was a bit slow for the first half. I kept on reading because I was intrigued by some of the characters. It ended up going in a direction that I did not see. I really enjoyed this book and highly recommend it.