The Lady In The Car With Glasses And A Gun

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9781910477724
Gallic Books
Paperback
240pp
Gallic Books
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S�bastien Japrisot Gallic Books FYT Paperback 2019

'A welcome reissue of a French classic… Utterly captivating, this is a perfect diversion for a sunny afternoon' The Guardian�

‘The most welcome talent since the early Simenons’ New York Times

'Japrisot might be called the Graham Greene of France' The Independent�

'A cordon bleu mixture of suspense, sex, trick psychology and fast action' Publishers Weekly

'A disturbing, intricate and erotic novel'�NB

'A riddle as captivating as it is terrifying'�Christian House

'Oozes cool and uniqueness'�Jera's Jamboree

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Praise for�A Very Long Engagement

‘A classic of its kind, brewing up enormous pathos undiluted by sentimentality’�Daily Telegraph

‘Diabolically clever … The reader is alternately impressed, beguiled, frightened, bewildered … A considerable achievement’ Anita Brookner

‘The narrative is brilliantly complex and beguiling, and the climax devastating’ The Independent

‘Riveting … A fierce, elliptical novel that’s both a gripping philosophical thriller and a highly moving meditation on the emotional consequences of war’ New York Times

‘Precisely, surprisingly evocative of the lingering pain of mourning and the burdens of survival’�Kirkus Reviews

‘A kind of latter-day�War and Peace … a rich and most original panorama’�Los Angeles Book Review

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Praise for�One Deadly Summer

‘A gripping tale of hatred, revenge, and lust … A sinister spellbinder’�Publishers Weekly

'Japrisot's talent lies for one part in the clever construction of his novels … it also lies in the writing that is simple, rhythmical, surprising, phonetic and lyrical'�Le Point

‘Japrisot holds a unique place in contemporary fiction. With the quality and originality of his writing, he has hugely contributed to breaking down the barrier between crime fiction and literary fiction' Le Monde�

‘Unreeled with the taut, confident shaping of a grand master … Funny, awful, first-rate. A rich and resonant sonata in black, astutely suspended between mythic tragedy and the grubby pathos of nagging everyday life' Kirkus Reviews

‘A marvellous storyteller’ T�l�rama