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The Red Notebook (Hardcover)
Michel Bussi; Translated by Vineet Lal
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R616
R507
Discovery Miles 5 070
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'No other thriller writer can make you break into a sweat and break
your heart at the same time' THE TIMES Leyli Maal is a beautiful
Malian woman, mother of three, living in a tiny apartment on the
outskirts of Marseille. Her quiet life as a well-integrated
immigrant is suddenly shaken when her beautiful eldest daughter,
Bamby, becomes the main suspect in two murders linked to a lethal
illegal immigration racket. Is Bamby really involved? And why is
everyone desperate to get their hands on Leyli's mysterious red
notebook?
'Superlative... No other thriller writer can make you break into a
sweat and break your heart at the same time' THE TIMES Nothing is
as fragile as the memory of a child... Malone, a child barely four
years old, starts to claim that his mother isn't his real mum. It
seems impossible: his mother has birth certificates, photos of him
as a child and even the paediatrician confirms this is her child.
The school psychologist is the only one who believes him. Desperate
to find out the truth, he approaches Marianne Augresse, a police
captain with better things to do with her time: hot on the heels of
a a major criminal, she doesn't think the wild fantasies of a child
are something she should worry about. But what if she's wrong?
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 'Ends with one of the most
reverberating shocks in modern crime fiction' The Sunday Times 'A
dazzling, unexpected and haunting masterpiece' Daily Mail 'A work
of genius... Stunning' Daily Express Jerome Morval has been found
dead in the stream that runs through the gardens at Giverny, where
Monet did his famous paintings. In Jerome's pocket is a postcard of
Monet's 'Water Lilies' with the words: Eleven years old. Happy
Birthday. Entangled in the mystery are three women: a young
painting prodigy, the seductive village schoolteacher and an old
widow who watches over the village from a mill by the stream. All
three of them share a secret. But what do they know about Jerome's
death? And what is the connection to the mysterious 'Black Water
Lilies', a rumoured masterpiece by Monet that has never been found?
MICHEL BUSSI: THE MASTER OF THE KILLER TWIST ''A novel so
extraordinary that it reminded me of reading Stieg Larsson for the
very first time' The Sunday Times on After the Crash 'Inventive,
original and incredibly entertaining' Sunday Mirror on Don't Let Go
'Combines an extraordinarily inventive plot with characters haunted
by long-ago events - and demonstrates why he has such a hold on
readers' The Times on Time Is A Killer
Summer, 1989. Corsica. Fifteen-year-old Clotilde is the sole
survivor when her family's car plunges off a narrow road into a
ravine. Twenty-seven years later she returns to the island with her
husband and teenage daughter in an attempt to come to terms with
her past. But then she receives a letter - from her mother, as if
she were alive. It seems impossible. Clotilde watched her parents
and her brother die that day in the ravine. She has lived with
their ghosts ever since. But then who sent this letter - and why?
'Michel Bussi is one of France's most ingenious crime writers...
has plenty of twists and turns in store in this fast-moving novel
about a long-planned act of revenge' Joan Smith, SUNDAY TIMES
'Takes the reader on a thrilling ride across the remote isle in the
Indian Ocean with plenty of twists and turns to keep them gripped
until an epic, unexpected conclusion' Jon Coates, DAILY EXPRESS
Picture the scene - an idyllic resort on the island of Reunion.
Martial and Liane Bellion are enjoying the perfect moment with
their six-year-old daughter. Turquoise skies, clear water, palm
trees, a warm breeze... Then Liane Bellion disappears. She went up
to her hotel room between 3 and 4pm and never came back. When the
room is opened, it is empty, but there is blood everywhere. An
employee of the hotel claims to have seen Martial in the corridor
during that crucial hour. Then Martial also disappears, along with
his daughter. An all-out manhunt is declared across the island. But
is Martial really his wife's killer? And if he isn't, why does he
appear to be so guilty? 'Some writers try carefully calibrated
alternations on a winning formula from book to book, but offer few
surprises. That can't be said of the French author Michel Bussi...
That refusal to repeat himself is evident in Don't Let Go, which is
just as accomplished as its predecessors - GUARDIAN 'As it draws
towards its heart-pounding final pages, it's hard to concentrate on
anything other than the outcome of the desperate manhunt - and the
startling revelation of the truth. Inventive, original and
incredibly entertaining' SUNDAY MIRROR
'Riveting! Bussi spins psychological suspense at its finest with
this consuming tale of one child, two families, and the dark
secrets that define us all. Clear your schedule; this book is worth
it!' - Lisa Gardner, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Crash
& Burn and Find Her On the night of 22 December 1980, a plane
crashes on the Franco-Swiss border and is engulfed in flames. 168
out of 169 passengers are killed instantly. The miraculous sole
survivor is a three-month-old baby girl. Two families, one rich,
the other poor, step forward to claim her, sparking an
investigation that will last for almost two decades. Is she
Lyse-Rose or Emilie? Eighteen years later, having failed to
discover the truth, private detective Credule Grand-Duc plans to
take his own life, but not before placing an account of his
investigation in the girl's hands. But, as he sits at his desk
about to pull the trigger, he uncovers a secret that changes
everything - then is killed before he can breathe a word of it to
anyone . . .
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The Red Notebook (Paperback)
Michel Bussi; Translated by Vineet Lal
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R306
R251
Discovery Miles 2 510
Save R55 (18%)
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Ships in 9 - 15 working days
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'No other thriller writer can make you break into a sweat and break
your heart at the same time' THE TIMES Leyli Maal is a beautiful
Malian woman, mother of three, living in a tiny apartment on the
outskirts of Marseille. Her quiet life as a well-integrated
immigrant is suddenly shaken when her beautiful eldest daughter,
Bamby, becomes the main suspect in two murders linked to a lethal
illegal immigration racket. Is Bamby really involved? And why is
everyone desperate to get their hands on Leyli's mysterious red
notebook?
A #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 'Outrageously entertaining' The Times
REVENGE IS WORTH WAITING FOR... Jamal loves to run. But one morning
- as he is training on a path winding up a steep cliff - he
stumbles across a woman in distress. It's a matter of seconds:
suddenly she is falling through the air, crashing on the beach
below. Jamal is only an unlucky bystander - or is he? His version
of events doesn't seem to fit with what other eyewitnesses claim to
have seen. And how to explain the red scarf carefully arranged
around the dead woman's neck? Perhaps this was no accident after
all. Or perhaps there is something more sinister afoot - a devilish
plan decades in the making, masterminded by someone hell-bent on
revenge. MICHEL BUSSI: THE MASTER OF THE KILLER TWIST Beloved by
readers... 'I didn't anticipate all the twists and turns in this
cleverly plotted novel' 'The final twist is a bit of a jaw dropper'
'Twists and turns aplenty!' 'A twisting, turning story which
clobbers you with a number of cracking twists!' 'Fast-paced and
chock full of twists, turns and red herrings' ...and critics 'A
novel so extraordinary that it reminded me of reading Steig Larsson
for the very first time . . . I doubt I'll read a more brilliant
crime novel this year' Sunday Times on After the Crash 'A dazzling,
unexpected and haunting masterpiece' Daily Mail on Black Water
Lilies 'Inventive, original and incredibly entertaining' Sunday
Mirror on Don't Let Go 'Combines an extraordinarily inventive plot
with characters haunted by long-ago events - and demonstrates why
he has such a hold on readers' Sunday Times on Time is a Killer
Nothing is as fragile as the memory of a child... Malone, a child
barely four years old, starts to claim that his mother isn't his
real mum. It seems impossible: his mother has birth certificates,
photos of him as a child and even the paediatrician confirms this
is her child. The school psychologist is the only one who believes
him. Desperate to find out the truth, he approaches Marianne
Augresse, a police captain with better things to do with her time:
hot on the heels of a a major criminal, she doesn't think the wild
fantasies of a child are something she should worry about. But what
if she's wrong?
It is summer 1989 and fifteen-year-old Clotilde is on holiday with
her parents in Corsica. On a twisty mountain road, their car comes
off at a curve and plunges into a ravine. Only Clotilde survives.
Twenty-seven years later, she returns to Corsica with her husband
and their sulky teenage daughter. Clotilde wants the trip to do two
things - to help exorcise her past, and to build a bridge between
her and her daughter. But in the very place where she spent that
summer all those years ago, she receives a letter. From her mother.
As if she were still alive. As fragments of memory come back,
Clotilde begins to question the past. And yet it all seems
impossible - she saw the corpses of her mother, her father, her
brother. She has lived with their ghosts. But then who sent this
letter - and why?
Nothing is as fragile as the memory of a child... Malone, a child
barely four years old, starts to claim that his mother isn't his
real mum. It seems impossible: his mother has birth certificates,
photos of him as a child and even the paediatrician confirms this
is her child. The school psychologist is the only one who believes
him. Desperate to find out the truth, he approaches Marianne
Augresse, a police captain with better things to do with her time:
hot on the heels of a a major criminal, she doesn't think the wild
fantasies of a child are something she should worry about. But what
if she's wrong?
REVENGE IS WORTH WAITING FOR...
Jamal loves to run. But one morning - as he is training on a path winding up a steep cliff - he stumbles across a woman in distress.
It's a matter of seconds: suddenly she is falling through the air, crashing on the beach below.
Jamal is only an unlucky bystander - or is he?
His version of events doesn't seem to fit with what other eyewitnesses claim to have seen. And how to explain the red scarf carefully arranged around the dead woman's neck?
Perhaps this was no accident after all.
Or perhaps there is something more sinister afoot - a devilish plan decades in the making, masterminded by someone hell-bent on revenge.
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The Red Notebook (Paperback)
Michel Bussi; Translated by Vineet Lal
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R415
R328
Discovery Miles 3 280
Save R87 (21%)
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Ships in 5 - 7 working days
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'No other thriller writer can make you break into a sweat and break
your heart at the same time' THE TIMES Leyli Maal is a beautiful
Malian woman, mother of three, living in a tiny apartment on the
outskirts of Marseille. Her quiet life as a well-integrated
immigrant is suddenly shaken when her beautiful eldest daughter,
Bamby, becomes the main suspect in two murders linked to a lethal
illegal immigration racket. Is Bamby really involved? And why is
everyone desperate to get their hands on Leyli's mysterious red
notebook?
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