Tangerine by Christine Mangan
A nailbiting thriller set in 1950s Morocco, soon to be a major film starring Scarlett Johansson and produced by George Clooney.
As if Donna Tartt, Gillian Flynn and Patricia Highsmith had collaborated in a screenplay to be filmed by Hitchcock - suspenseful and atmospheric -- Joyce Carol Oates
Atmospheric. . If The Talented Mr Ripley was recast with female leads and transplanted to Tangier, it might read a lot like Tangerine * Vogue *
The shade of Patricia Highsmith hangs over this sinister and serpentine thriller that really got me by the throat . . . a riveting tale of obsessive love -- Fanny Blake * Woman & Home *
Riveting . . . unputdownable -- Melissa Katsoulis * The Times *
A plot as twisty as the streets of its dazzling Tangier setting * Daily Mail *
Assured and atmospheric * Guardian *
Like Highsmith, Tartt and Flynn, the author excels in portraying the troubled boundaries between selves through themes of obsession, stalking and otherwise crossing the line in close relationships . . . engages the reader to the bitter end -- Anita Sethi * Independent i *
A taut, brilliant thriller set in 50s Morocco; perfect escapism * Emerald Street *
It is an accomplished, ominous, evocative tale of spiralling obsession, skilfully pulled off -- Alison Flood * Observer *
An assured and atmospheric debut * Guardian *
A helluva tense read . . . Tangerine by Christine Mangan doesn't disappoint * Sunday Telegraph *
Atmospheric . . . echoes of other writers, most notably Patricia Highsmith, are ever present * Sunday Times *
The plot unfolds as a cross between The Talented Mr Ripley and The Girl on the Train * Telegraph *
A satisfying, juicy thriller . . . knows all the notes to hit to create lush, sinister atmosphere and to prolong suspense * New York Times *
A tightly wound debut that will leave you breathless * Evening Standard *
An eerie filmic debut that reminded me of Patricia Highsmith -- India Knight * Sunday Times *
A sultry, Ripley-esque tale of manipulation and obsession. * Tatler *
Atmospheric. . If The Talented Mr Ripley was recast with female leads and transplanted to Tangier, it might read a lot like Tangerine * Vogue *
The shade of Patricia Highsmith hangs over this sinister and serpentine thriller that really got me by the throat . . . a riveting tale of obsessive love -- Fanny Blake * Woman & Home *
Riveting . . . unputdownable -- Melissa Katsoulis * The Times *
A plot as twisty as the streets of its dazzling Tangier setting * Daily Mail *
Assured and atmospheric * Guardian *
Like Highsmith, Tartt and Flynn, the author excels in portraying the troubled boundaries between selves through themes of obsession, stalking and otherwise crossing the line in close relationships . . . engages the reader to the bitter end -- Anita Sethi * Independent i *
A taut, brilliant thriller set in 50s Morocco; perfect escapism * Emerald Street *
It is an accomplished, ominous, evocative tale of spiralling obsession, skilfully pulled off -- Alison Flood * Observer *
An assured and atmospheric debut * Guardian *
A helluva tense read . . . Tangerine by Christine Mangan doesn't disappoint * Sunday Telegraph *
Atmospheric . . . echoes of other writers, most notably Patricia Highsmith, are ever present * Sunday Times *
The plot unfolds as a cross between The Talented Mr Ripley and The Girl on the Train * Telegraph *
A satisfying, juicy thriller . . . knows all the notes to hit to create lush, sinister atmosphere and to prolong suspense * New York Times *
A tightly wound debut that will leave you breathless * Evening Standard *
An eerie filmic debut that reminded me of Patricia Highsmith -- India Knight * Sunday Times *
A sultry, Ripley-esque tale of manipulation and obsession. * Tatler *
Christine Mangan has her PhD in English from University College Dublin, where her thesis focused on 18th-century Gothic literature, and an MFA in fiction writing from the University of Southern Maine. Her first novel, Tangerine, was an international bestseller.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781408709979 |
| ISBN 10 | 140870997X |
| Title | Tangerine |
| Author | Christine Mangan |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2019-02-01 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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