The Ruins

This one put me very much in mind of the early work of Iain Banks, which is high praise indeed round my way. It's intelligent and enjoys playing games with identity and duality, but never at the expense of a fast moving and engrossing plot. The life of wannabe rockstar Brandon is clearly informed by the author's day job, but his twin Adam(A & B, geddit?)'s obsession is fresh and original, and gives hope that Osman has much more in him to come. One of the best debuts I've read in years.