Irène |
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| Author:
| Lemaitre, Pierre |
| Translator:
| Wynne, Frank |
| ISBN: | 978-0-85705-289-6 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2014 |
| Publisher: | Quercus
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| Imprint: | MacLehose Press |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $29.99 |
Book Description:
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For Commandant Verhoeven life is beautiful: he is happily married, expecting his first child with the lovely Irene. But his blissful existence is punctured by a murder of unprecedented savagery. Worse still, the press seem to have it in for him - his every move is headline news. When he discovers that the killer has killed before - that each murder is a homage to a classic crime novel - the fourth estate are quick to coin a nickname. . . The Novelist . . . With both men in the public...
More DescriptionFor Commandant Verhoeven life is beautiful: he is happily married, expecting his first child with the lovely Irene. But his blissful existence is punctured by a murder of unprecedented savagery. Worse still, the press seem to have it in for him - his every move is headline news. When he discovers that the killer has killed before - that each murder is a homage to a classic crime novel - the fourth estate are quick to coin a nickname. . . The Novelist . . . With both men in the public eye, the case develops into a personal duel, each hell-bent on outsmarting the other. There can only be one winner - whoever has the least to lose . . .