“The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair” was published in 2012 and immediately became a bestseller. As soon as it appeared on the shelves, the book sold out in huge numbers in France alone and was translated into thirty languages, and its author, twenty-seven-year-old Swiss Joel Dicker, received the Grand Prix of the French Academy for best novel and the Goncourt Lyceum Prize. The action of this story with a dizzying plot and an unexpected ending takes place in the USA. A young successful novelist Marcus Goldman suffers from a lack of inspiration and goes for help to his teacher, the famous writer Harry Quebert. However, it suddenly turns out that Harry himself needs help, accused of a murder that took place in a quiet American town 33 years ago. In order to save Harry from the electric chair, Marcus takes on his own investigation and tries to unravel a complex tangle of lies, long-buried secrets and fatal accidents. And he gets thirty-one pieces of advice on how to write a bestseller.
Author: Joël Dicker
Translation: Irina Staff
Year of issue: 2022
Publisher: Corpus
Pages: 720
Cover type: Hardcover
Dimensions: 217x147x50 mm
ISBN: 978-5-17-086262-7