Described as ‘the Graham Greene of France’ by The Independent, cult French noir writer Japrisot brings us a stylish thriller about revenge.
‘A magician who lays out the truth on the page’ Le Monde
The bus never stops in Le Cap-des-Pins. Not in autumn, when the small Riviera resort is deserted. Except today, when a man with a red bag and a disconcerting stare steps out into the rain.
His arrival will throw the life of young housewife Mellie Mau into disarray. After surviving a horrific attack, she has a dark secret to hide. But a stranger at a wedding, the enigmatic American Harry Dobbs, is determined to get the truth out of her, leading her into a game of cat and mouse with dangerous consequences …
A cool, twisty thriller from cult French noir writer Sébastien Japrisot.
About the author
Linda Coverdale is the translator of Japrisot’s ‘A Very Long Engagement’. She has also translated the works of Roland Barthes.
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