Retribution Road by Antonin Varenne
A breathtaking 19th century adventure epic, set across three continents
A great adventure story. . The excellent Three Thousand Horsepower bears the mark of Joseph Conrad and Robert Louis Stevenson . . . Antonin Varenne has dealt a masterstroke -- François Busnel * L'Express *
An adventure story, a crime novel, a war story and a western ... This book is a magnificent achievement -- Thomas Delecroix * Page *
A flamboyant adventure story ... a powerful novel that poses new questions about male violence * Livres Hebdo *
A literary firework: Antonin Varenne has written one of the most thrilling, most original books of the year -- Julien Bisson * Lire *
Unique, hair-raising, jam-packed, shocking, even unsettling, the excellent Three Thousand Horsepower is a new sensation -- Clémentine Thiebault and Mikaël Demets * Le Monde *
Antonin Varenne heralds the return of the great adventure novel. Magnificent -- Marie Rogatien * Figaro magazine *
Remarkable ... A novel that will haunt you long after you finish reading it -- R.R. * La Revue *
Antonin Varenne's Retribution Road is part Bernard Cornwell, part John le Carré and all of a hell of a read. Few authors have the chops to take on a historical epic, a serial killer thriller and an intimate character study but Varenne's latest novel should place him at the very top of every reading list. -- Craig Johnson, author of the Walt Longmire Mysteries
An adventure story, a crime novel, a war story and a western ... This book is a magnificent achievement -- Thomas Delecroix * Page *
A flamboyant adventure story ... a powerful novel that poses new questions about male violence * Livres Hebdo *
A literary firework: Antonin Varenne has written one of the most thrilling, most original books of the year -- Julien Bisson * Lire *
Unique, hair-raising, jam-packed, shocking, even unsettling, the excellent Three Thousand Horsepower is a new sensation -- Clémentine Thiebault and Mikaël Demets * Le Monde *
Antonin Varenne heralds the return of the great adventure novel. Magnificent -- Marie Rogatien * Figaro magazine *
Remarkable ... A novel that will haunt you long after you finish reading it -- R.R. * La Revue *
Antonin Varenne's Retribution Road is part Bernard Cornwell, part John le Carré and all of a hell of a read. Few authors have the chops to take on a historical epic, a serial killer thriller and an intimate character study but Varenne's latest novel should place him at the very top of every reading list. -- Craig Johnson, author of the Walt Longmire Mysteries
Antonin Varenne was awarded the Prix Michel Lebrun and the Grand Prix du Jury Sang d'encre for Bed of Nails, his first novel to be translated into English. His second, Loser's Corner was awarded the Prix des Lecteurs Quais du polar - 20 minutes and the Prix du Meilleur Polar Francophone.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780857053732 |
| ISBN 10 | 0857053736 |
| Title | Retribution Road |
| Author | Antonin Varenne |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Quercus Publishing |
| Year published | 2018-07-12 |
| Number of pages | 528 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |