{"product_id":"new-years-days-psychological-time-travel-mystery-paperback","title":"New Year's Days: Psychological Time Travel Mystery - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIain Ridgewalker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA cinematic and highly atmospheric time-slip mystery blending the high-concept suspense of \u003cem\u003eThe Midnight Library\u003c\/em\u003e with the emotional depth and haunting ambiguity of \u003cem\u003eAll of Us Strangers\u003c\/em\u003e. Set against the icy backdrop of a Scottish winter, \u003cem\u003eNew Year's Days\u003c\/em\u003e is the perfect seasonal read.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMinutes after midnight on New Year's Day, forty-one-year-old Daniel Gordon receives a devastating phone call: his father has collapsed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis father's final cryptic words, \u003cem\u003e\"Find Eleanor. She'll explain\"\u003c\/em\u003e, together with a cracked wristwatch frozen at five past midnight, draw Daniel into a mystery that challenges everything he believes about his family's past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs he uncovers secrets his father never shared, involving fraud, murder, and a notorious antiques dealer, Daniel is shocked to find himself being hauled back to New Year's Days from his past. Each time, he inhabits his younger self while retaining the mind and memories of the man he has become.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnable to explain the experiences, Daniel begins to believe that forces beyond his understanding may be directing him through his history to uncover the truth behind a decades-old crime. Yet to those closest to him, Daniel appears increasingly delusional, his mind seemingly unravelling beneath the weight of grief.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDriven by an obsession that uncovering the truth may finally bring resolution, Daniel follows a trail that takes him from the isolation of his urban Scottish home into the remote landscapes of Angus and Perthshire, where the elusive Eleanor may hold the key to everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHovering between psychological trauma and genuine supernatural intervention, \u003cem\u003eNew Year's Days\u003c\/em\u003e sustains an agonising uncertainty throughout: is Daniel being pulled through time, or is grief reshaping his reality?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA taut, atmospheric dual-narrative mystery with a devastatingly ambiguous ending, \u003cem\u003eNew Year's Days\u003c\/em\u003e will leave readers questioning everything long after the final page.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect for readers of Matt Haig, Audrey Niffenegger, and sophisticated psychological slipstream fiction.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook One of the envisioned Fractured Times Trilogy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 354\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 12, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67848419705139,"sku":"9781066995608","price":26.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/GtLRAx8cDc9781066995608.webp?v=1793498489","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/new-years-days-psychological-time-travel-mystery-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}