The book of the year

- Simon Mayo,

An expertly realised, addictive Russian doll of a whodunnit

- Fanny Blake, Daily Mail

A top-class literary thriller that smoothly outclasses its rivals

- Melissa Katsoulis, The Times

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Should delight any reader who has felt bereft since finishing <i>Gone Girl</i>, or Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy

- Patricia Nicol, Metro

It's a terrific story and I'm loving it

- Philip Schofield, Mail on Sunday

It's like 'Twin Peaks' meets <i>Atonement </i>meets <i>In Cold Blood </i>- the French thriller everyone is talking about

- Gaby Wood, Daily Telegraph

An intricate murder mystery that could be the read of the summer

Sunday Times

The tale is expertly told, as unreliable information dances with necessary plot shifts and unexpected moments of catastrophe. An accomplished thriller

- James Runcie, Independent

Pacy, pleasingly complex and addictive

Good Housekeeping

Complex, intriguing and highly enjoyable

Heat

With enough plot twists to fill a truck, it is a racy read

Economist

Tremendous fun and almost insanely readable

- John Boland, Irish Independent

Combines literariness with compulsively readable storytelling

G.Q.

A seductive read . . . well-crafted and highly enjoyable

- Daniel Hahn, Independent on Sunday

Dicker has the first-rate crime novelist's ability to lead his readers up the garden path . . . An excellent story

- Caroline Jowett, Sunday Express

Unimpeachably terrific . . . A playful, page-turning whodunit . . . If Norman Mailer had been accused of murder and Truman Capote had collaborated with Dominick Dunne on a tell-all about it, the result might have turned out something like this

- Chelsea Cain, New York Times

Dicker's bestseller features a labyrinthine murder mystery and a book-within-a-book subplot . . . It's energetically written and cleverly constructed.

Mail on Sunday

'Powerful and dramatic stuff' Bliss.

Bliss

'Exciting and moving, intelligent and imaginative ... Demands to be read once at the gallop, and then a second time slowly, savouring the details and relishing its intelligence' Allan Massie, <i>Scotsman</i>.

Scotsman

'One of the best historical novels of recent years, Greig dusts off the past and presents it with tremendous skill' Kaite Welsh, <i>Literary Review</i>.

Literary Review

'A triumph of suspense ... what sets <i>Fair Helen</i> above the usual run of historical novels, aside from Greig's extraordinarily deft use of language, is its moral depth, its acute sense of the intricacies of the Border feuds' John Burnside, <i>Guardian</i>.

Guardian

'Phantoms of Breslau is a cynical, moody thriller which solidifies Krajewski's position as a distinctive voice in contemporary European fiction' Val Nolan, Irish Examiner.

Irish Examiner

'A classicist at Wroclaw University, Marek Krajewski - in his splendid series of crime novels about inter-war Breslau - disinters this buried metropolis like a fictional archaeologist... Breslau 1919 lives again... If the secret of these deaths lurks in the wartime past, the ritualistic dogma that surrounds them very faintly hints at an equally grim future' Boyd Tonkin, Independent.

Independent

'Krajewski was lecturer at the University of Wroclaw, and he prides himself on historical accuracy. His Breslau is populated by pimps, prostitutes and cynics, and it isn't hard to believe that the city will one day become one of Hitler's strongholds' Joan Smith, Sunday Times.

Sunday Times

'Polish author Marek Krajewski does a fine job of conjuring the chaos of Breslau (now the Polish city of Wroclaw), while Mock - a man of conflicts and contradictions - makes for a refreshing protagonist' Fachtna Kelly, Sunday Business Post in Ireland.

Sunday Business Post in Ireland

No one knew better than Grossman what people are capable of. These stories and essays are one of the cultural monuments of the 20th century' David Herman, New Statesman.

New Statesman

A CRIME STORY. A LOVE STORY. A WORLDWIDE PHENOMENON. MORE THAN 7 MILLION COPIES SOLDAugust 30, 1975. The day of the disappearance. The day Somerset, New Hampshire, lost its innocence. That summer, struggling author Harry Quebert fell in love with Nola Kellergan. Thirty-three years later, her body is dug up from his yard, along with a manuscript copy of the novel that made him a household name. Quebert is the only suspect. Marcus Goldman - Quebert's most gifted protégé - throws off his writer's block to clear his mentor's name. Solving the case and penning a new bestseller soon merge into one. As his book begins to take on a life of its own, the nation is gripped by the mystery of 'The Girl Who Touched the Heart of America'. But with Nola, in death as in life, nothing is ever as it seems.Translated from the French by Sam Taylor
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A crime story. A love story. A worldwide phenomenon. More than 7 million copies sold
The book of the year
Maybe, just possibly, the book of the year - Simon MayoAn expertly realised, addictive Russian doll of a whodunnit - Daily MailA top-class literary thriller that smoothly outclasses its rivals - The TimesShould delight any reader who has felt bereft since finishing Gone Girl or Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy - MetroUnimpeachably terrific - New York TimesThe cleverest, creepiest book you'll read this year . . .Twin Peaks meets Atonement meets In Cold Blood - Daily Telegraph
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781529440263
Publisert
2024
Utgiver
Vendor
MacLehose Press
Vekt
432 gr
Høyde
196 mm
Bredde
126 mm
Dybde
46 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
624

Forfatter

Om bidragsyterne

Joël Dicker was born in Geneva in 1985, where he studied Law. The Truth about the Harry Quebert Affair was nominated for the Prix Goncourt and won the Grand Prix du Roman de l'Académie Française and the Prix Goncourt des Lycéens. It has sold more than 3.6 million copies in 42 countries. The Baltimore Boys, at once a prequel and a sequel, has sold more than 750,000 in France. The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair is now a major SkyWitness series starring Patrick Dempsey.