<div><p>"Just when you think there's nothing new to be done with the novel, along comes a book that pushes the form in a fresh direction."—John Harding, author of <i>Florence and Giles</i></P><p>"[Karlinsky] weaves together the actual and the imaginary with consummate skill. Knowing that it is a fiction makes me want it even more to be true."—<i> The Scotsman</i></P><p>While carrying out historical investigations at the Nobel Museum in Stockholm, Sweden, a psychiatrist makes an unusual discovery. Among the unsolicited self-nominations in the museum's "Crackpot" file, there are eight letters addressed to Mr. Ragnar Solman, executor of Alfred Nobel's will. Remarkably, each is crafted by a different Nobel laureate—including Rudyard Kipling and Marie Curie—and each is an explanation of why and how Stonehenge was constructed. Diligent research eventually uncovers that Alfred Nobel, intrigued by a young woman's obsession with the mysterious landmark, added a secret codicil to his will, "a prize—reserved exclusively for Nobel laureates—was to be awarded to the person who solves the mystery of Stonehenge."</P><p>Weaving together a wealth of primary documents—photos, letters, wills—<i>The Stonehenge Letters</i> acts as an archive of a fascinating secret competition, complete with strange but illuminating submissions and a contentious prize-awarding process.</P><p><b>Harry Karlinsky</b> is a clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of British Columbia. His first novel, <i>The Evolution of Inanimate Objects</i> (HarperCollins UK), was longlisted for the Wellcome Trust Book Prize.</DIV>