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What if your idyllic life - and the man you love - turned out to be a lie? From the bestselling, award-winning author TJ Klune, Murmuration is a 1950s-set small town romance that twists into a dark psychological thriller. Perfect for fans of Black Mirror. Every...
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See moreTimeless, speculative romance, set in a perfect little town with a dark secret. From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The House in the Cerulean Sea, TJ Klune.
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What if your idyllic life - and the man you love - turned out to be a lie?
From the bestselling, award-winning author TJ Klune, Murmuration is a 1950s-set small town romance that twists into a dark psychological thriller. Perfect for fans of Black Mirror.
Every small town has its secrets . . .
In the idyllic town of Amorea, Mike works his dream job at the local bookstore. The staff at the local know his order - especially Sean, the waiter who has a special smile just for Mike. Now, after years of anticipation, Mike and Sean are ready to take the next step in their burgeoning romance.
But the edges of this perfect town are beginning to fray. There are no children or parents in Amorea. No one who has left town for the far mountains has ever come back. One night, Mike wakes up to a storm cloud of uncanny starlings blackening the sky.
And no one but Mike seems to notice.
As Mike loses hold on his identity, violent memories of another life interfere with everything good about Amorea. But Mike will do whatever he can to keep Sean from the darkness that's coming for him. Nothing here is perfect, but there is someone worth saving.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781037413629
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 19 November 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Macmillan
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 153.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 336
About the Author
TJ Klune is the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling, Lambda Literary Award-winning author of The House in the Cerulean Sea, Somewhere Beyond the Sea, Under the Whispering Door, In the Lives of Puppets, the Green Creek Series for adults, the Extraordinaries Series for teens, and more.
Being queer himself, Klune believes it’s important — now more than ever — to have accurate, positive queer representation in stories.
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