The Crime of Julian Wells by Thomas H Cook

The Crime of Julian Wells by Thomas H Cook

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Summary

When a famous true-crime writer is found dead in a boat set adrift, the question is not how he died, but why? This is a brilliant psychological thriller about death and obsession from one of the world's most respected crime writers.

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The Crime of Julian Wells by Thomas H Cook

Haunted by the suicide of his friend, the true crime writer Julian Wells, Philip Anders starts to reread his books. And in their pages, he starts to glimpse a darkness that might drive a man to suicide. In an effort to understand Julian's death, Anders travels to Paris, revisiting the places that Julian used as the research and settings for his books. But even as he embarks on this personal quest, Anders is plagued by the memory of a woman the two men once knew. And he comes to wonder if her disappearance, long ago, may be the crime that drove his friend to take his own life...
A striking example of a suspense writer working at the top of his form -- Chicago Tribune
Thomas HCook has long been one of my favourite writers -- Harlan Coben
Thomas H. Cook writes like a wounded angel -- Peter Straub
Thomas H Cook [...] writes with uncommon elegance, intelligence and emotional insight, scattering literary and historical references along the way * The Times *
beautifully written, interesting, instructive and ingenious * Literary Review *
a contemplative, reflective and sinister novel... Readers cannot help but become embroiled in this dark journey into the world of a mysterious and troubled individual' * We Love This Book *
Guilt and deception in all its forms haunt this lyrically mournful tale... Cook plays deftly with the form' * Metro *
Thomas H. Cook won an Edgar award for his novel The Chatham School Affair and has been shortlisted for the award six times, most recently with Red Leaves, which was also shortlisted for the Duncan Lawrie Gold Dagger award.
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ISBN 13 9781908800657
ISBN 10 1908800658
Title The Crime of Julian Wells
Author Thomas H Cook
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published 2013-05-01
Number of pages 304
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.