Alice LaPlante

Wonderful. This harrowing exploration of the slow disintegration of the mind is deeply touching and utterly heartbreaking, while also being a compelling page-turner. I loved it

S.J. Watson, author of 'Before I Go to Sleep'

A spiralling descent into loss and deceit that leaves the reader breathless. Chilling, memorable and heartbreaking

Really terrific - ambitious, clever and human

Superb and convincing portrait of a highly intelligent person who is trying to retain her sense of self...moving, surprisingly funny in places and utterly gripping

As the narrator's mind is devoured by dementia, she struggles to remember the extent of her involvement in her best friend's murder. LaPlante's characters are completely convincing, the plotting masterful

I didn't expect to get much further than page one of a book with an Alzheimer's sufferer as heroine and narrator. But this one is so cleverly and well written, with so moving a portrait of a once-brilliant surgeon fighting to retain some vestiges of her former self that I was quickly hooked

Highly sophisticated and exquisitely written

This morbidly funny page-turner will have you guessing until the end

Accomplished thriller... Turn of Mind is an incisive, humane exploration of how we can rail against our need for close relationships with others, feeling that they undermine our independence, even as we keep coming back for more

Turn of Mind is a difficult read emotionally, but more than justifies the reader's investment with its sublime writing and pitch-perfect plotting. As a drama it is scintillating, but transcends the boundaries of a mere thriller with a stunning exploration of a devastating illness. This is a book of tremendous value

This is a beautifully-written book with a dark mystery at its heart

Turn of Mind is an incredibly powerful novel, handled with an infinite amount of care and sensitivity that entertains and educates from beginning to end

It sounds like an impossible task: to write a murder mystery from the perspective of a suspect with Alzheimer's. And yet Alice LaPlante pulls it off and with some flair... Unforgettable

The twists and turns of mind this novel charts are haunting and original

Jennifer White can't remember whether she murdered her best friend 
 
 
Dr Jennifer White, a once brilliant surgeon, is slowly losing her mind. 
 
Amanda, her best friend, is found stabbed to death. Four of her fingers have been expertly removed. 
 
Suspicion immediately falls on Jennifer. 
 
How can she prove her innocence when even she doesn't know if she's the murderer?

Alice LaPlante

Praise for Turn of Mind

Wonderful. This harrowing exploration of the slow disintegration of the mind is deeply touching and utterly heartbreaking, while also being a compelling page-turner. I loved it

A spiralling descent into loss and deceit that leaves the reader breathless. Chilling, memorable and heartbreaking

Unforgettable

Wonderful. This harrowing exploration of the slow disintegration of the mind is deeply touching and utterly heartbreaking, while also being a compelling page-turner. I loved it

A spiralling descent into loss and deceit that leaves the reader breathless. Chilling, memorable and heartbreaking

Unforgettable

Wonderful. This harrowing exploration of the slow disintegration of the mind is deeply touching and utterly heartbreaking, while also being a compelling page-turner. I loved it

A spiralling descent into loss and deceit that leaves the reader breathless. Chilling, memorable and heartbreaking

Unforgettable

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