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Irène / Pierre Lemaitre ; translated from the French by Frank Wynne.
Draws on five contemporary and classic literary murder scenes in a prequel to "Alex" that finds Camille Verhoeven linking a brutal double murder to a cold case before his pregnant wife is abducted by the killer.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781623658007 (hardcover) :
- Physical Description: 452 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : MacLehose Press, 2014.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Translation of: Travail soigné. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Serial murder investigation > Fiction. Serial murderers > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Detective and mystery stories. Mystery fiction. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stroud Branch | FIC Lemai | 31681002494508 | FICTION | Available | - |
Pierre Lemaitre worked for many years as a literature professor before become a full-time writer. He has won exceptional critical and public acclaim as a master of the crime novel and has won the Prix du Premier Roman de Cognac, the Prix du Meilleur Polar Francophone, and the Prix du Polar Europeen du Point. Alex was the co-recipient of the influential 2013 Crime Writers Association International Dagger Award. Also in 2013, Lemaitre won the prestigious Prix Goncourt, the highest literary honor in France, for Au Revoir La-Haut, a standalone novel about soldiers coping with the final days of World War I.
