Carole Johnstone’s debut novel MIRRORLAND launched in the US and UK this week to great fanfare. The book was named one of CrimeReads’ “Seven Debut Novels You Should Read This Month,” and Johnstone sat down for a Q&A with the Nerd Daily, where she self-describes her novel as a “gothic psychological thriller about love and betrayal, redemption and revenge, the power of imagination and the price of freedom.” The New York Times also featured MIRRORLAND on their list of recommended thrillers, writing: “In this unsettling, labyrinthine tale, it is hard at first to tell who the villain is — or even how many villains there are in a family with a great deal to hide. The book unlocks its mysteries slowly, twisting the knife a little deeper with each revelation.” Scribner published the novel on April 20, 2021.