Wild Animal
The Master of the Plot Twist Returns with a New Bestseller
Published on 21. October 2025
Book
Hardback
384 pages
978-1-5294-4781-1 (ISBN)
Description
From the devious mind of New York Times bestselling author Joel Dicker - master of the plot twist - comes this gripping domestic thriller that transforms into an ambitious heist mystery involving a famed Geneva jewelry boutique.
On July 2, 2022, two criminals set out to rob a jewelry shop in Geneva. But even with a foolproof plan, their "perfect" heist will prove far from uneventful. . .
Twenty days earlier, on a luxurious estate along the shores of Lake Geneva, Sophie Braun prepares to celebrate her fortieth birthday. Her life seems perfect: she has a fairytale marriage, two perfect children, and lives in a stylish modern mansion surrounded by lush forest. But her idyllic world is about to crumble. Her husband is becoming embroiled in petty schemes. Her neighbor, a policeman with a spotless reputation, is obsessed with her and spies on the most intimate moments of her life. Then, on her birthday, she receives a gift from a mysterious prowler that endangers her life.
It will take many journeys into the past, far from Geneva, to unravel the origins of this diabolical plot from which no one will emerge unscathed, including readers. Told at a breathtaking pace, filled with nerve-jangling suspense, Wild Animal demonstrates once again why Joel Dicker - since the publication of The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair - reigns supreme as one of the most beloved contemporary mystery writers in the world today.
"A literary superstar" The Times
Praise for The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair
"A top-class literary thriller" The Times
"The cleverest, creepiest book you'll read this year" Daily Telegraph
Praise for The Enigma of Room 622
"Spectacular . . . drops the reader through one trapdoor into another" A.J. FINN
"Weds the allure of a jigsaw puzzle with the split-second timing of an Agatha Christie mystery" Wall Street Journal
Translated from the French by Robert Bonnono
On July 2, 2022, two criminals set out to rob a jewelry shop in Geneva. But even with a foolproof plan, their "perfect" heist will prove far from uneventful. . .
Twenty days earlier, on a luxurious estate along the shores of Lake Geneva, Sophie Braun prepares to celebrate her fortieth birthday. Her life seems perfect: she has a fairytale marriage, two perfect children, and lives in a stylish modern mansion surrounded by lush forest. But her idyllic world is about to crumble. Her husband is becoming embroiled in petty schemes. Her neighbor, a policeman with a spotless reputation, is obsessed with her and spies on the most intimate moments of her life. Then, on her birthday, she receives a gift from a mysterious prowler that endangers her life.
It will take many journeys into the past, far from Geneva, to unravel the origins of this diabolical plot from which no one will emerge unscathed, including readers. Told at a breathtaking pace, filled with nerve-jangling suspense, Wild Animal demonstrates once again why Joel Dicker - since the publication of The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair - reigns supreme as one of the most beloved contemporary mystery writers in the world today.
"A literary superstar" The Times
Praise for The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair
"A top-class literary thriller" The Times
"The cleverest, creepiest book you'll read this year" Daily Telegraph
Praise for The Enigma of Room 622
"Spectacular . . . drops the reader through one trapdoor into another" A.J. FINN
"Weds the allure of a jigsaw puzzle with the split-second timing of an Agatha Christie mystery" Wall Street Journal
Translated from the French by Robert Bonnono
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Quercus Publishing
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Trade binding
Illustrations
N/A
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 35 mm
Weight
598 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5294-4781-1 (9781529447811)
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10/2025
MacLehose Press
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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, inlcuding two sequels, have been huge international bestsellers.