An eerie debut suspense novel that explores how little one man may know his own brother--and his own mind The Maguire brothers each have their own driving single-minded obsession For Jonathan it is his magnificent talented and desirable wife Harriet For Roger it is the elaborate universe he has constructed in a shed in their parents garden populated by millions of tiny insects While Jonathans pursuit of Harriet leads him to feelings of jealousy and anguish Rogers immersion in the world he has created reveals a capability and talent which are absent from his everyday life Roger is known to all as a loving protective yet simple man but the ever-growing complexity of the insect farm suggests that he is capable of far more than anyone believes Following a series of strange and disturbing incidents Jonathan begins to question every story he has ever been told about his brother--and if he has so completely misjudged Rogers mind what else might he have overlooked about his family and himself The Insect Farm is a dramatic psychological thriller about the secrets we keep from those we love most and the extent to which the people closest to us are also the most unknowable In his astounding debut Stuart Prebble guides us through haunting twists and jolting discoveries as a startling picture emerges One of the Maguire brothers is a killer and the other has no idea.
