Before long, saving Alex's life will be the least of Commandant Verhoeven's considerable challenges. She is beautiful, yes, but also extremely tough and resourceful.
As he uncovers the details of the young woman's singular history, Camille is forced to acknowledge that the person he seeks is no ordinary victim. D’autant plus que sa showrunneuse, Alexandra Cunningham, est une spécialiste des rôles féminins qui, de Desperate Housewives à Physical, a toujours fait pencher la balance de l’écriture du côté de. The diminutive and brilliant detective knows from bitter experience the urgency of finding the missing woman as quickly as possible - but first he must understand more about her. Will hunger, thirst, or the rats get her first? Apart from a shaky eyewitness report of the abduction, Police Commandant Camille Verhoeven has nothing to go on: no suspect, no leads, and no family or friends anxious to find a missing loved one. Her abductor appears to want only to watch her die. Alex Prevost - kidnapped, savagely beaten, suspended from the ceiling of an abandoned warehouse in a tiny wooden cage is running out of time. Cover artwork by: Allison Meierding Winner of the International Dagger Award: Best Crime Novel, “A police procedural, a thriller against time, a race between hunted and hunter, and a whydunnit, written from multiple points of view that explore several apparently parallel stories which finally meet. In November 2013, he was awarded the Prix Goncourt, France’s top literary prize, for Au revoir là-haut (published in English as The Great Swindle ), an epic about World War I.
MacLehose Press Quercus: New York: 2013 Trade paperback, Advance Reading Copy (ARC), Fine, 368 pp. Classic French crime meets Scandi Noir in a truly gripping thriller in which the eponymous Alex is at least as fascinating as. His second novel in the series Alex, won the CWA International Dagger for best translated crime novel of 2013.
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