A chilling new tale of literary intrigue from the author of the award-winning novel The Oxford Murders
When Guillermo Martínez 's novel The Oxford Murders was first published in the United States, The New York Times Book Review called it "a scholarly whodunit [for] anyone who loves a good mystery." Now Martínez returns with a worthy follow-up: the mesmerizing The Book of Murder.
A young writer finds himself unexpectedly tangled up in the story of Luciana, his former assistant, and Kloster, bestselling author and rival. What he discovers about the deaths surrounding Luciana will make him question everything he had always believed--and taken for granted--about chance and calculation, cause and effect.
About the Author :
Guillermo Martínez is the author of several highly acclaimed novels and short story collections. His bestseller The Oxford Murders was made into a film in 2008. He lives in Buenos Aires.
T. Ryder Smith is a narrator whose audiobook readings have won the prestigious Audie Award for best narration as well as several AudioFile Earphones Awards. As an award-winning actor, he has appeared on Broadway in Equus and in many off-Broadway shows including Passion Play, Dead Man's Cell Phone, and Lebensraum, for which he won a Drama Desk Award. He has also made numerous television appearances on series such as Nurse Jackie, Blue Bloods, Law & Order: SVU, and others.
Review :
"[A] compelling psycholiterary mystery...Martínez, a PhD in mathematics, mixed math math in The Oxford Murders. This time it's murder and fiction writing--and competing versions of reality; as before, it's a winning combination."
-- "Booklist"
"[A] fine novel of psychological suspense...This riveting tale will appeal to readers of literary fiction and thriller fans alike."
-- "Publishers Weekly"
"Martínez crafts a page-turner in which eminently believable obsession and paranoia drive dangerous behavior."
-- "Kirkus Reviews"
"Martínez's novel is full of explanations and parried literary thrusts, culminating in a growing sense of understanding that order and chaos aren't yin and yang but mirror images of each other."
-- "Los Angeles Times"
"The chilling story of a woman's descent into madness."
-- "New York Daily News"
"This novel is a meditation on chance, on revenge, on the power of literature, on randomness and causality, an on the awesome strength of human emotions, whether love or hatred."
-- "Independent (London)"
