The Bellweather Revivals by Benjamin Wood

In the style of A Secret History, this novel follows a young group of Cambridge students who experiment with the hypnotic, healing and anaesthetic powers of music. It all goes wrong, of course.

An interesting and excellently researched novel with very powerful themes and perfectly chosen language. There was something slightly superior about some of the dialogue which was a little hard to swallow but overall an engaging novel which is definitely worth a read. Wouldn't be surprised if this was on the Booker Longlist.