The truth about the harry quebert affair A Novel
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- ISBN: 9781483007038 (sound recording)
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electronic - Edition: Unabridged.
- Publisher: Ashland : Blackstone Audio, Inc., 2014.
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A well-respected writer is implicated in the cold case murder of a teenage girl who disappeared in 1975, motivating the young novelist he is mentoring to begin his own investigation. - Blackstone Pub
This #1internationally bestselling thriller, an ingenious book within a book, is aboutthe disappearance of a fifteen-year-old New Hampshire girl and, thirty yearslater, a young American writer's determination to clear his mentor's nameâandfind the inspiration for his next bestseller.August 30, 1975. This is the day fifteen-year-old NolaKellergan is glimpsed fleeing through the woods before she disappearsâthe daySomerset, New Hampshire, loses its innocence.Thirty-three years later, Marcus Goldman, a successful youngnovelist, visits Somerset to see his mentor, Harry Quebert, one of America'smost respected writers, and to find a cure for his writer's block as hispublisher's deadline looms. But Marcus' plans are violently upended whenHarry is suddenly and sensationally implicated in the cold-case murder of NolaKellerganâwhom, he admits, he had an affair with. As the national mediaconvicts Harry, Marcus launches his own investigation, following a trail ofclues through his mentor's books, the backwoods and isolated beaches of NewHampshire, and the hidden history of Somerset's citizens and the man they holdmost dear. To save Harry, his writing career, and eventually even himself,Marcus must answer three questions, all of which are mysteriously connected:Who killed Nola Kellergan? What happened one misty morning in Somerset in thesummer of 1975? And how do you write a successful and true novel?A global phenomenon, with rights sold in more than thirtycountries, The Truth about the Harry Quebert Affair is a fast-paced,tightly plotted, cinematic literary thriller and an ingenious book within abook by a dazzling young writer. - Findaway World Llc
This #1 internationally bestselling thriller, an ingenious book within a book, is about the disappearance of a fifteen-year-old New Hampshire girl and, thirty years later, a young American writerâs determination to clear his mentorâs nameâand find the inspiration for his next bestseller.
August 30, 1975. This is the day fifteen-year-old Nola Kellergan is glimpsed fleeing through the woods before she disappearsâthe day Somerset, New Hampshire, loses its innocence.
Thirty-three years later, Marcus Goldman, a successful young novelist, visits Somerset to see his mentor, Harry Quebert, one of Americaâs most respected writers, and to find a cure for his writerâs block as his publisherâs deadline looms. But Marcusâ plans are violently upended when Harry is suddenly and sensationally implicated in the cold-case murder of Nola Kellerganâwhom, he admits, he had an affair with. As the national media convicts Harry, Marcus launches his own investigation, following a trail of clues through his mentorâs books, the backwoods and isolated beaches of New Hampshire, and the hidden history of Somersetâs citizens and the man they hold most dear. To save Harry, his writing career, and eventually even himself, Marcus must answer three questions, all of which are mysteriously connected: Who killed Nola Kellergan? What happened one misty morning in Somerset in the summer of 1975? And how do you write a successful and true novel?
A global phenomenon, with rights sold in more than thirty countries, The Truth about the Harry Quebert Affair is a fast-paced, tightly plotted, cinematic literary thriller and an ingenious book within a book by a dazzling young writer.