Dark Reading Matter closes Thursday Next’s final case

Jasper Fforde’s literary investigator faces the prospect of her own ending in the eighth and final Thursday Next novel.

Soho Press lists Dark Reading Matter for October 6 in hardcover and ebook. The 448-page novel concludes the Thursday Next series that began with The Eyre Affair. The detective’s awareness of her final fictional adventure becomes part of the premise. Jasper Fforde’s literary investigator faces the prospect of her own

ending in the eighth and final Thursday Next novel. The Soho Press source provides the details. Format and territory can affect availability. Headline image: Official Soho Press promotional artwork.

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