Overview
The topical new thriller from the author of bestselling Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow, featuring an unstoppable female scientist. You'll tell her your darkest secrets Susan Svendsen has an unusual talent. She is an expert in finding out secrets. People feel compelled to confide in her and unwittingly confess their innermost thoughts. Her whole life, she has exploited this talent, but now her family is in jeopardy and there is a prison sentence hanging over her head. Then Susan gets a timely offer from a former government official- use her power one more time and have all charges dropped. But there are some powerful people determined to stop her.
Full Product Details
Author: Peter Høeg ,
Martin Aitken
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Imprint: Vintage
Dimensions:
Width: 12.90cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 19.70cm
Weight: 0.250kg
ISBN: 9781784702267
ISBN 10: 1784702269
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 03 May 2018
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Language: Danish
Reviews
An artfully written, exuberant thriller with a mercurial and interesting central character -- Barry Forshaw * Guardian * It's a rare treat to read a book by the far-from-prolific Danish author Peter Hoeg. . . His latest novel is an offbeat futuristic thriller. . . the challenges Hoeg sets his readers are well worth taking on * Express * A well-tuned and clever femi-thriller. * Politiken * A continually surprising conspiracy thriller. -- THRILLER OF THE WEEK * The Mail on Sunday * Peter Hoeg is back. And better. And with a novel that is both a thriller, a social critique, and existentially provoking - and on top of that, wonderful and funny. * Dagbladenes Bureau *
An artfully written, exuberant thriller with a mercurial and interesting central character -- Barry Forshaw * Guardian * It's a rare treat to read a book by the far-from-prolific Danish author Peter Hoeg. . . His latest novel is an offbeat futuristic thriller. . . the challenges Hoeg sets his readers are well worth taking on * Express * A well-tuned and clever femi-thriller. * Politiken * A continually surprising conspiracy thriller. -- THRILLER OF THE WEEK * The Mail on Sunday * Peter Hoeg is back. And better. And with a novel that is both a thriller, a social critique, and existentially provoking - and on top of that, wonderful and funny. * Dagbladenes Bureau *
Peter Hoeg is back. And better. And with a novel that is both a thriller, a social critique, and existentially provoking - and on top of that, wonderful and funny. * Dagbladenes Bureau * A continually surprising conspiracy thriller. -- THRILLER OF THE WEEK * The Mail on Sunday * A well-tuned and clever femi-thriller. * Politiken * It's a rare treat to read a book by the far-from-prolific Danish author Peter Hoeg. . . His latest novel is an offbeat futuristic thriller. . . the challenges Hoeg sets his readers are well worth taking on * Express * An artfully written, exuberant thriller with a mercurial and interesting central character -- Barry Forshaw * Guardian *
Author Information
Peter H eg (Author) Peter H eg was born in 1957 and followed various callings - dancer, actor, fencer, sailor, mountaineer - before he turned seriously to writing. He published his first novel, The History of Danish Dreams, in 1988, and was called 'the foremost writer of his generation' by Information magazine. His crime novel Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow received universal acclaim and was an international bestseller. Martin Aitken (Translator) Martin Aitken has translated the works of many Scandinavian writers, among them Karl Ove Knausgaard, Helle Helle, Hanne rstavik and Olga Ravn. He lives in Denmark.
