Douglas Kennedy  (автор)

Мека корица, среден формат  |  422 стр.  |  302 гр.

(използвана книга - здраво и чисто книжно тяло, незначително захабен външен вид)

*

На задната корица:

Harry Ricks is a man who has lost everything.

A romantic mistake at the small American college where he used to teach has cost him his job, his marriage and his relationship with his only child. When the ensuing scandal threatens to completely destroy him, he flees to Paris.

Harry arrives in the French capital in the bleak midwinter and finds himself in a grubby room in a grubby quarter, with a job as a nightwatchman for a sinister operation. Just when he thinks that he has hit rock bottom, he meets Margit — an elegant, cultivated Hungarian emigre — widowed and, like Harry, alone.

But though Harry is soon smitten, Margit keeps her distance. She will only see him at her apartment in the fifth arrondissement, and is guarded about her work, her past, her life. While Margit remains reticent, Harry's concerns shift as he begins to feel that a dark force is at work in his life. When a man is found dead and the police look to Harry, he finds himself waking up in a nightmare from which there is no easy escape.

'Classic Kennedy — an extraordinarily compelling read. Kennedy handles a morally complex, yet also surprisingly satisfying, ending with consummate skill, proving what a master he is'

Daily Mirror

'A thriller for people who don't like thrillers; a romance for people who don't like romances; a philosophical enquiry into the nature of truth and a thumping good read'

The Times

**

About the Author

Douglas Kennedy's novels - The Dead Heart, The Big Picture, The Job, The Pursuit of Happiness, A Special Relationship, State of the Union and Temptation - have all been highly praised bestsellers. He is also the author of three acclaimed travel books: Beyond the Pyramids, In God's Country and Chasing Mammon. His work has been translated into sixteen languages. In 2006 he received the French decoration of Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Born in Manhattan in 1955, he lives in London with his wife and two children.