The Strange Case of the Composer and His Judge
The Strange Case of the Composer and His Judge
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The thrilling tale of a secret suicide sect and the musical mastermind at its center. Shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger, the Best Crime Novel of the Year
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The Strange Case of the Composer and His Judge by Patricia Duncker
On a frozen New Year's Day a half-circle of dead bodies lies on freshly fallen snow in the French Jura. A nearby chalet contains the debris of a seemingly ordinary Christmas: champagne, presents for the dead children, and a strange leather-bound book, written in mysterious code, containing maps of the stars. When Dominique Carpentier, the Judge tasked with solving the mystery behind this suicide sect, discovers the book, she is lead to the Composer, Friedrich Groz, who is connected to every one of the dead. And so the pursuit begins. As Carpentier is drawn into a world of complex family ties, ancient beliefs and seductive, disturbing music, she becomes more and more determined to crack the case. But has she met her match in the Composer?
‘Duncker out-Dan-Browns Dan Brown.. thrilling' * Daily Telegraph *
‘At once an utterly terrifying murder mystery, a satirical examination of middle-class ennui, a psychology primer about cult formation and a strikingly beautiful journey through a European landscape rarely glimpsed in books or films' * Financial Times *
‘A sublime confection of art, ideas and gorgeous writing' * The Times *
‘A multilayered, hugely intelligent book ... totally compelling' * Literary Review *
‘At once an utterly terrifying murder mystery, a satirical examination of middle-class ennui, a psychology primer about cult formation and a strikingly beautiful journey through a European landscape rarely glimpsed in books or films' * Financial Times *
‘A sublime confection of art, ideas and gorgeous writing' * The Times *
‘A multilayered, hugely intelligent book ... totally compelling' * Literary Review *
Patricia Duncker is the author of the novels Hallucinating Foucault (winner of the Dillons First Fiction Award and the McKitterick Prize), The Deadly Space Between, and The Doctor, as well as collections of short stories and essays. Her work has been shortlisted for the Macmillan Silver Pen Award and the Commonwealth Writer's Prize. She is Professor of Contemporary Literature at the University of Manchester.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781408809563 |
| ISBN 10 | 1408809567 |
| Title | The Strange Case of the Composer and His Judge |
| Author | Patricia Duncker |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2011-07-18 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for CWA Gold Dagger for Fiction 2010 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |