About the Book

'An eerie, deeply atmospheric tale of hidden treasure and trauma'

—Mark Sanderson, The Times

'Cleverly plotted and elegantly crafted, The Man on the Endless Stair is an impressive and compelling debut'

―Sunday Post

‘Close, claustrophobic, evocative. It feels like an unearthed classic’

—Hugo Rifkind

Talented young novelist, Euan, is invited by his mentor, the renowned Malcolm Furnivall, to his island in the Hebrides; Malcolm, consumed by his work and shrouded in secrecy, says he needs help to finish his magnum opus.

But shortly after Euan arrives, Malcolm is murdered. Euan narrowly avoids an attempt on his own life, before finding himself in a race to reveal the killer and find the invaluable manuscript Malcolm tasked him to complete. In the labyrinth of Malcolm’s decaying mansion, a place haunted by shadows of the past, Euan must unravel the secrets of the island and its enigmatic owner. 

What Euan doesn’t yet know is that the harder he tries to solve the mystery, the tighter he binds himself to a fate sealed in time…