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Lost Lucy Wadham

Lost By Lucy Wadham

Lost by Lucy Wadham


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Summary

Young widow Alice Aron arrives on a Mediterranean island with her two sons to visit the childhood home of her late husband. Within hours one of the boys has been kidnapped and a hopeless and inert bureaucracy seems unable to take the matter seriously.

Lost Summary

Lost by Lucy Wadham

A young widow, Alice Aron arrives on a Mediterranean island with her two young sons to visit her husband's birthplace. The place is sun-drenched and barren, its people poor, subdued by corruption, longing for independence that will not come, regarding everyone with suspicion and resentment. This is no island paradise. Within hours Alice's seven year old, Sam has disappeared. No-one admits to knowing anything. The authorities are inert and impotent, except for the unpopular detective Antoine Stuart, whose main drive to find the child seems to be his obsessive desire to nail the criminal Coco Santini, a man who is a model of violence and intimidation but against whom there is not a shred of evidence. Rumours spread that The Movement, idealistic freedom fighters turned amoral racketeers, are responsible for the abduction; or maybe Italian gangsters. In a small place ruled by ancient enmities hiding a child can be dangerous. Someone will test a loyalty too far. Lost is a riveting, tense thriller peopled with unforgettable characters in a place that comes to life before us.

Lost Reviews

'This excellent debut novel hints at the skill of past masters of the thriller genre such as Chandler and Leonard, both in its text and its texture.' The Times

About Lucy Wadham

Lucy Wadham was born in London and educated at Oxford. She has lived in France for the past 20 years.Her first novel, Lost, was shortlisted for the Macallan Crime Writers Association Gold Dagger for Fiction. She is also the author of Castro's Dream and Greater Love.

Additional information

GOR002624946
9780571205516
0571205518
Lost by Lucy Wadham
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Faber & Faber
2004-05-06
320
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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