The Stars Turned Inside Out (2024)

  • The discovery of a suspicious death at a famous Swiss physics laboratory sparks a mystery that merges science, philosophy, and the high-stakes race to unlock the fundamental nature of our universe in this thrilling new novel from the Edgar Award–nominated author of the “hugely entertaining” (The Wall Street Journal) The Last Equation of Isaac Severy.

★ A Best Mystery of 2024, The Wall Street Journal

★ A Best Traditional Mystery of 2024, CrimeReads

★ Earphones Award Winner, AudioFile Magazine

★ Golden Poppy Award Finalist

PRAISE FOR THE STARS TURNED INSIDE OUT

“An engrossing whodunit revolving around Geneva’s Large Hadron Collider ... Jacobs bestows even minor characters with such convincing motives that the plot’s momentum never slows, no matter how complex things get. Golden age mystery fans will love this.”
—Publishers Weekly

“Jacobs elevates the death-in-the-workplace trope to staggering heights in this science-based thriller that fuses physics and philosophy in mind-bending ways.”
—Booklist

“A dark and absorbing novel, The Stars Turned Inside Out will leave you questioning everything you thought you knew about the scientific method and academic competition.”
—Katy Hays, New York Times bestselling author of The Cloisters

“This is a classic murder mystery set in the world of particle physics, and it’s a dark matter indeed! … Science, love, greed, and betrayal collide in a tense read that never loses its deliciously eerie edge.”
—Janice Hallett, author of The Appeal and The Twyford Code

“Mind-bending and exquisite … Jacobs takes on particle physics and metaphysics with the intellect of a scientist, the skillful plotting of a mystery writer, and the grace of an artist.”
—Caroline Frost, author of Shadows of Pecan Hollow and The Last Verse

“Nova Jacobs effortlessly blends physics and metaphysics, art and romance, while never letting the reader forget we are in the heart of a thrilling whodunit. This book is incredible!”
—Matthew Sullivan, author of Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore