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Issue Details: First known date: 2020... 2020 Either Side of Midnight
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A compelling new thriller from the author of Greenlight. When a popular TV presenter shoots himself live on air, his twin brother calls on the help of Jack Quick (from Greenlight) to help him search for answers – and they uncover a disturbing link to a suicide in their past . . .

'One million witnesses. One impossible murder.

'At 9.04pm, Sam ‘Midnight’ Midford delivers his light entertainment monologue to kick off his nightly current affairs show. He’s nervous and his assistant is convinced he’s about to propose to his girlfriend live on air. But instead of a ring, he pulls out a gun and shoots himself in the head.

'When child pornography is discovered on his work laptop, it is assumed that Sam killed himself before his dark secret was revealed.

'But Sam’s grief-stricken twin brother Harry is adamant that the porn was planted and is convinced Sam was murdered. He may have pulled the trigger on live TV, watched by millions, but Harry believes someone made Sam do it. He hires Jack Quick, TV producer and true crime podcaster, to help him discover the truth.

'Together Harry and Jack watch Sam’s final broadcast more closely and in a reflection on the TV monitor behind Sam they see the scrolling words from the teleprompter: I thought you wanted this. Don’t back out on me now.

'Did someone talk Sam into killing himself via the teleprompter? And what could someone say to make a person shoot themselves in front of one million viewers? What secret did Sam have that would be enough to compel him to take his own life? And what is the link with the suicide of Sam’s girlfriend Lily 13 years before?' (Publication summary)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,
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      Michael Joseph ,
      2022 .
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      Extent: 336p.
      Note/s:
      • Published: 16 August 2022
      ISBN: 9781761048838
Form: audiobook
    • Tullamarine, Keilor - Sunshine area, Melbourne - West, Melbourne, Victoria,: Bolinda Audio Books , 2021 .
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      Extent: 8 hr., 54 minp.
      Note/s:
      • Published 1 September 2020
      ISBN: 9781867514923, 9781867514725

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Works about this Work

Keen Insights into Human Character Ed Wright , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 13 February 2021; (p. 17)

— Review of The Mother Fault Kate Mildenhall , 2020 single work novel ; Either Side of Midnight Benjamin Stevenson , 2020 single work novel
Keen Insights into Human Character Ed Wright , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 13 February 2021; (p. 17)

— Review of The Mother Fault Kate Mildenhall , 2020 single work novel ; Either Side of Midnight Benjamin Stevenson , 2020 single work novel

Awards

2021 finalist International Thriller Writers' Thriller Awards Best Paperback Original Novel
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