The Man Who Was Thursday — Gilbert Keith Chersterton

Gilbert Keith Chesterton s influential novel merges the surreal with detective fiction and dystopia Sometimes referred to as metaphysical thriller The Man Who Was Thursday is a grasping work full of deception and secrets First published in 1908 the story follows Gabriel Syme a Scotland Yard detective who goes undercover to infiltrate a secret organization called The Central Anarchist Council operated by seven men who use days of the week as their alias with the intention to destroy the world