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The Book of Murder
Guillermo Martinez
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Description for The Book of Murder
Paperback.
Art imitates life. Or does it? One sleepy Sunday morning in Buenos Aires, the protagonist of Martinez's brilliant new mystery finds himself unexpectedly tangled up in the story of Luciana, a former authors' assistant whom he has not seen for at least ten years, and Kloster, a rival writer - only far more successful; bestselling, in fact. What he discovers will make him question everything he had always believed - taken for granted - about chance and calculation, cause and effect. Luciana is desperate. In the decade since she last had anything to do with either of the writers, nearly ... Read more
Art imitates life. Or does it? One sleepy Sunday morning in Buenos Aires, the protagonist of Martinez's brilliant new mystery finds himself unexpectedly tangled up in the story of Luciana, a former authors' assistant whom he has not seen for at least ten years, and Kloster, a rival writer - only far more successful; bestselling, in fact. What he discovers will make him question everything he had always believed - taken for granted - about chance and calculation, cause and effect. Luciana is desperate. In the decade since she last had anything to do with either of the writers, nearly ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Abacus
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780349120928
SKU
KEX0200223
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Ref
99-2
About Guillermo Martinez
Guillermo Martinez was born in Bahia Blanca, Argentina, in 1962. He is a doctor of Mathematical Science and a writer. His novel THE OXFORD MURDERS was awarded the prestigious Planeta prize and has been made into a film starring Elijah Wood.
Reviews for The Book of Murder
For THE OXFORD MURDERS:
'An enthralling conflict between the heart and the mind' OBSERVER
'Unusual blend of murder most foul and mathematics most pure ... a playful intellectual exercise' DAILY MAIL
'An intellectual thriller that can be much enjoyed even by those whose grasp of mathematics is limited' THE TIMES
'An enthralling conflict between the heart and the mind' OBSERVER
'Unusual blend of murder most foul and mathematics most pure ... a playful intellectual exercise' DAILY MAIL
'An intellectual thriller that can be much enjoyed even by those whose grasp of mathematics is limited' THE TIMES