The Turnglass

1880s, Essex, England: Dr. Simeon Lee arrives at remote Turnglass House to treat his ailing relative Parson Oliver Hawes. Hawes believes he's being poisoned by his sister-in-law, Florence, who was declared mad after killing the parson's brother in a jealous rage. Hawes has locked her in a glass-walled apartment; the secret to how she came to be there is found in his tête-bêche journal--each side tells a completely different story.
1930s, Hollywood: Celebrated author Oliver Tooke, the governor's son, is found dead by apparent suicide. His friend Ken Kourian isn't convinced Oliver took his own life. To get to the truth, Ken must decipher clues hidden in Oliver's final book, a tête-bêche novel called The Turnglass--about a young doctor named Simeon Lee . . .