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|title=The Gap in the Curtain

|sort=Gap in the Curtain

|publisher=Polygon

|date=July 2012

|summary=A fabulous premise builds to a disappointing story collection in this unusual but dated novel.

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A short stay with friends in society for Sir Edward Leithen is just what he needs, being an overworked MP and lawyer. Among the collection of fellow guests, some of whom he knows and some he doesn't, is the extraordinary mind of Professor Moe, a scientist who decides to select some of the houseguests as subjects for his latest experiment. He declares that he can make sure they can see into the future, and the people he chooses – for various reasons – do indeed get a mental snatch of The Times newspaper exactly a year into their future, and what's more, one that comes completely true – either for good or bad…