The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair
From the master of the plot twist
Published on 12. September 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
624 pages
978-1-5294-4026-3 (ISBN)
Description
THE PHENOMENAL BREAKTHROUGH NOVEL FROM THE MASTER OF THE PLOT TWIST. MORE THAN 7 MILLION COPIES SOLD
"A top-class literary thriller" The Times
"The cleverest, creepiest book you'll read this year" Daily Telegraph
August 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 protege - 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.
***MARCUS GOLDMANN AND PERRY GAHALOWOOD RETURN IN A NEW TWISTY SEQUEL - THE ALASKA SANDERS AFFAIR - AVAILABLE NOW***
Reader Reviews
"Loved it! Recommend 200%"
"For anybody after an engrossing crime thriller to lose themselves in, as much character as plot driven, I can certainly recommend this"
"An engrossing page turner of a novel that had me hooked from start to finish"
"I can't recommend it too highly"
Translated from the French by Sam Taylor
"A top-class literary thriller" The Times
"The cleverest, creepiest book you'll read this year" Daily Telegraph
August 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 protege - 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.
***MARCUS GOLDMANN AND PERRY GAHALOWOOD RETURN IN A NEW TWISTY SEQUEL - THE ALASKA SANDERS AFFAIR - AVAILABLE NOW***
Reader Reviews
"Loved it! Recommend 200%"
"For anybody after an engrossing crime thriller to lose themselves in, as much character as plot driven, I can certainly recommend this"
"An engrossing page turner of a novel that had me hooked from start to finish"
"I can't recommend it too highly"
Translated from the French by Sam Taylor
Reviews / Votes
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 * Should delight any reader who has felt bereft since finishing Gone Girl, 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 Atonement meets In Cold Blood - 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 *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Quercus Publishing
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 132 mm
Thickness: 43 mm
Weight
434 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5294-4026-3 (9781529440263)
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04/2014
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05/2015
MacLehose Press
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Person
Joel 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'Academie Francaise and the Prix Goncourt des Lyceens. It has sold more than 7 million copies in 42 countries. All his subsequent novels, including two sequels, have been huge international bestsellers.