Impersonation

I caught a glimpse of myself today. Not the me of my mirror image, nor the me of my forgiving mind’s eye, but the me that strangers see. I saw my description on the pages of a book, recognized myself in the words of a man I have never met. When Ruth receives a new novel from her book club, she is immediately intrigued. ‘The Ruthlessness of One Man’ claims to be about a real life London commuter and, as Ruth claims to be about a real life commuter and, as Ruth delves further into the dark tale, she makes a sinister discovery. She is that commuter. As Ruth reads on and becomes convinced that the author, Mr Walden, intends her to be more than just his muse, she must unravel the story to uncover just what he has in store for her, both on paper and in reality. Ultimately, she only has the book itself to piece together Mr Walden’s identity and motive. But can she do it in time to stop herself from becoming the victim of a twisted literary plot? An intriguingly original literary detective story… a clever premise, disturbingly well developed. Michael Palin