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THE TURN

Coming May 25, 2027

From Torrey House Press

A secret history. A power struggle stretching back generations. A plot threatening the planet itself.

Making it out alive will be the gamble of a lifetime.

Finn Yang is good with numbers and good at reading people, and that makes him a great poker player. When he discovers a family heirloom—a ring that can pause time—he doesn’t want a grand adventure, just an occasional edge at cards. When his chaotic younger sister moves in without warning, Finn is the one with something to hide.

Anna Zhao is more than a fixer, she’s the best there is. Like her father before her, she is rising fast in a secretive organization that quietly wields unimaginable power. Her loyalty is beyond question, and she has more than earned her position subtly influencing the happenings at the mysterious casino in Chinatown’s gritty underworld. Gaining control of Finn’s ring is simply her next assignment. Until Anna starts asking questions.

Finn and Anna are about to discover a world far more dangerous than they could imagine—and time is about to crack wide open.

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“The Turn is the perfect blend of dark crime thriller and imaginative speculative fiction. Time is fleeting, and forces are vying to control it—and it centers on a poker player who can stop time. What would you do if you had that ability? Think Succession meets the Sopranos set in Chinatown. Audrey Lee never disappoints.”
—James L’Etoile, award-winning author of Illusion of Truth and the Detective Nathan Parker series

“The Turn is a mind-bending, addictive thriller that will make you wonder about the world you’ve been living in. Intelligent, innovative, and endlessly surprising.”
—Samantha Downing, international bestselling author of My Lovely Wife and Too Old For This

“Audrey Lee’s razor-sharp prose splices literary and commercial, deftly balancing intergenerational drama with the roguish caper of a time-stopping protagonist tasked with dismantling a time-thieving organization. Rich with Chinese mythology and clever historical landmarks, The Turn is an undeniable page-turner that dissects the covenant of duty and heroism, choice and fate, and blood and water.”
—Jackie Johnson, award-winning author of Bladestay and The Permanents

“Not many things make me happier than noir with a mind-bending twist, and The Turn more that scratches that itch. Audrey Lee has crafted a poker book for the ages that goes to unpredictable, unexpected, and truly exciting places.”
—Rob Hart, USA Today bestselling author of the Assassins Anonymous series and Detour

“What a gem is Audrey Lee. Her writing is a boisterous mixture of Elmore Leonard and David Mitchell, with a lunatic dash of Dorothy Parker to hold it all together. Inventive is too weak a word to describe her work; perhaps extraordinary would suit better. Surely it’s illegal to have this great an imagination? Having just finished reading The Turn, I need to go lie down.”
—David Lewis, Edgar®-nominated author of The Jewel in the Crown