The Truth about the Harry Quebert Affair

The publishing phenomenon topping bestseller lists around the world "The great thriller that everyone has been waiting for since the Millennium Trilogy of Stieg Larsson." --"El Cultural de El Mundo "(Spain) August 30, 1975: the day fifteen-year-old Nola Kellergan is glimpsed fleeing through the woods, never to be heard from again; the day Somerset, New Hampshire, lost its innocence. Thirty-three years later, Marcus Goldman, a successful young novelist, visits Somerset to see his mentor, Harry Quebert, one of the country's most respected writers, and to find a cure for his writer's block as his publisher's deadline looms. But Marcus's plans are violently upended when Harry is suddenly and sensationally implicated in the cold-case murder of Nola Kellergan--whom, he admits, he had an affair with. As the national media convicts Harry, Marcus launches his own investigation, following a trail of clues through his mentor's books, the backwoods and isolated beaches of New Hampshire, and the hidden history of Somerset's citizens and the man they hold most dear. To save Harry, his own writing career, and eventually even himself, Marcus must answer three questions, all of which are mysteriously connected: Who killed Nola Kellergan? What happened one misty morning in Somerset in the summer of 1975? And how do you write a book to save someone's life? A chart-topping worldwide phenomenon, with sales approaching a million copies in France alone and rights sold in more than thirty countries, "The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair" is a fast-paced, tightly plotted, cinematic literary thriller, and an ingenious book within a book, by a dazzling young writer.

About the Author :
Joel Dicker was born in 1985 in Geneva, Switzerland, where he studied law. He spent childhood summers in New England, particularly in Stonington and Bar Harbor, Maine. "The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair "won three French literary prizes, including the Grand Prix du Roman from the Academie Francaise, and was a finalist for the Prix Goncourt. Dicker lives in Geneva.

Review :
Worldwide Acclaim for "The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair" U.S. "This sprawling, likable whodunit [is] obvious ballast for the summer's beach totes. . . . Dicker keeps the prose simple and the pace snappy in a plot that winds up with more twists than a Twizzler. . . . [An] entertaining debut thriller." --"Kirkus Reviews" England "The cleverest, creepiest book you'll read this year . . . The most talked-about French novel of the decade . . . Breathtakingly plotted . . . Addictively fast . . . It's like "Twin Peaks" meets "Atonement" meets "In Cold Blood." . . . The New England setting [is] immersively convincing. . . . Very few foreign-language novels make big waves in Anglophone countries, but this one seems genuinely likely to buck the trend." --"The Telegraph" France "If you dip your toes into this major novel, you're finished: you won't be able to keep from sprinting through to the last page. You will be manipulated, thrown off course, flabbergasted and amazed by the many twists and turns, red herrings and sudden changes of direction in this exuberant story." "--Le Journal du Dimanche" "A funny, intelligent, breathtaking book within a book . . . There is a real joy in discovering this extraordinary novel." --"Lire" "A master stroke . . . A crime novel with not one plot line but many, full of shifting rhythms, changes of course and multiple layers that, like a Russian doll, slot together beautifully . . . In maestro form, Dicker alternates periods and genres (police reports, interviews, excerpts from novels) and explores America in all its excesses--media, literary, religious--all the while questioning the role of the literary writer." "--L'Express" "The success story of the literary season . . . An American thriller reminiscent of the best work of Truman Capote." --"Paris-Match" "Dizzying, like the best American thrillers . . . Rich in subplots and twists, moving backwards and forwards in Acclaim from Around the World for "The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair" France "If you dip your toes into this major novel, you're finished: you won't be able to keep from sprinting through to the last page. You will be manipulated, thrown off course, flabbergasted and amazed by the many twists and turns, red herrings and sudden changes of direction in this exuberant story.""--""Le Journal du Dimanche" "A funny, intelligent, breathtaking book within a book . . . There is a real joy in discovering this extraordinary novel." --"Lire" "A master stroke . . . A crime novel with not one plot line but many, full of shifting rhythms, changes of course and multiple layers that, like a Russian doll, slot together beautifully . . . In maestro form, Dicker alternates periods and genres (police reports, interviews, excerpts from novels) and explores America in all its excesses--media, literary, religious--all the while questioning the role of the literary writer.""--""L'Express" "The success story of the literary season . . . An American thriller reminiscent of the best work of Truman Capote."--"Paris-Match" "Dizzying, like the best American thrillers . . . Rich in subplots and twists, moving backwards and forwards in time, containing books within books." --"Le Figaro" Italy "After "The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair, " the contemporary novel will no longer be the same. Verdict: summa cum laude. . . . A beautiful novel." --"Corriere della Sera" "Narrative talent is about making a work of art out of life. Dicker has got it." --"Vanity Fair" Germany "A book within a book, a crime novel, a love story. Extraordinary." --"Cosmopolitan" "Brilliantly narrated." --"Stern" Switzerland "A novel with all the ingredients of a global bestseller." --"Die Zeit" Spain "Never have I felt so compelled to recommend a book this highly. . . . I was mesmerized and fascinated long af