The Paradox Club
Buy the Book: Bookmarks (Signed Copies), Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, IndieBoundPublished by: Hyperion Avenue
Release Date: September 1, 2026
Pages: 432
ISBN13: 978-1368117579
Overview
A lightning-paced mystery about a brilliant yet troubled young woman and her connection to a secret society where knowledge is power—and her father's research is the key to its most dangerous secret.
Tess Maxwell grew up fascinated by the stars and her father Harry's stories and his scientific lessons. But ever since Harry's death ten years ago, Tess has felt out of sync with the world and suspects that there's more to her father's work—and death—than anyone has let on.
When she discovers a cryptic puzzle he left behind, she's thrust into the hidden world of the Paradox Club, a covert organization operating out of an unremarkable Manhattan brownstone where scholars guard knowledge with the power to reshape human history. But the club is fracturing, a rogue member is moving to exploit its most dangerous secrets, and Tess's family is at the center of it all. As she races to uncover the truth about her father's work, Tess becomes a pawn in a battle for control of the society and the world‑altering information it protects. Can she confront the paradox at the heart of her father's work and her difficult past to solve the mysteries of her identity, Harry's death, and the universe?
The Paradox Club blends scientific intrigue, buried histories, and escalating danger into a propulsive mystery perfect for readers who love secret societies, intellectual puzzles, and revelations that upend everything we think we know.
Praise
“The Paradox Club was the book I’ve been turning over every stone to find, and I knew this was it from the first lines. Perfectly paced, expertly clever, smart without leaving anyone out, tender, riveting, original—I’m keeping this one for life.”
—Virginia Evans, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Correspondent
“Smart, captivating, and wickedly entertaining, The Paradox Club is the kind of mystery that lures you in with intellect and keeps you turning pages with heart. A fast-paced puzzle box of a novel that completely satisfies.”
—Jamie Ford, New York Times bestselling author of The Many Daughters of Afong Moy
“A highly inventive, tightly plotted mystery. Whip-smart and twisty, The Paradox Club is a heart-pounding ode to the power of science—and a chilling glimpse into what could happen if the mysteries of the universe fall into the wrong hands.”
—Kristin Harmel, New York Times bestselling author of Meet Me in Paris
“A compelling, rollicking mystery that asks the biggest questions of all: How far would we go, and what would we sacrifice, for the ones we love? As the story races toward its stunning conclusion, Lovett reminds us that beneath every intellectual puzzle lies the tender, precarious ache of love, loss, and choice.”
—Patti Callahan Henry, New York Times bestselling author of The Story She Left Behind