Instant New York Times Bestseller “Unimpeachably terrific.” —The New York Times Book Review A twisty, fast-paced, cinematic literary thriller, and an ingenious book within a book, for fans of Ruth Ware, Shari Lapena, and Donna Tartt Marcus Goldman is riding high. The twenty-eight-year-old writer is the new darling of American letters, whose debut novel has sold two million copies. But when it … whose debut novel has sold two million copies. But when it comes time to produce a new book, he is sidelined by a crippling case of writer’s block. He travels to Somerset, New Hamprshire, to see his mentor, Harry Quebert, one of the country’s most respected writers, hoping to jar his creative juices as his publisher’s deadline looms. But Marcus’s plans are upended when Harry is sensationally implicated in a cold-case murder: Fifteen-year-old Nola Kellergan went missing in 1975, and Harry admits to having had an affair with her. Following a trail of clues through the backwoods and isolated beaches of New Hampshire, Marcus must answer two questions, which are mysteriously connected: Who killed Nola Kellergan? And how do you write a book to save someone’s life?
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The truth about the Harry Quebert affair. A novel that starts out as any thriller book with, a tragedy and, a witness. It’s an amazing book that will be hard to put down full of twist, and, surprises. But what really caught my attention was the chapters of the book. Each chapter starts with its last, not the first making chapter 36 the beginning of the book, and chapter 1 the last. Highly recommend this book packed with, love, betrayal, action, but above all its thriller. A romantic tragic love story, a killer who must be caught, and a long mysterious death. A case waiting to be solved.
It’s written so beautifully , and the story is so unexpected ,it may be a really long book but it’s worth reading . It’s just astonishing
Most enjoyed the fact that I could never guess what was coming next. Very clever story.
Fast-paced and surprising!
The book was good but it did drag in places. Lots of twists and turns.
Quite a twist at the end
Not good enough to finish
I very much enjoyed this book! With the many different characters, all with a different part of the story that seems to make sense …. until the next plot turn, it was fun to read. Part mystery, part love story, part crime procedural, part small town drama – all woven together nicely!
great book loved the characters
This could have had another edit or two to eliminate tedious repetition.
I liked this book! The author weaves an interesting story of a thirty year old murder with a lot of characters.Good read!
This is a rather bizarre book that is, at the same time, strangely compelling. The characters are exagerated to the point of caricature, but the story line makes it hard to put the book down.
I hesitate to recommend it, but at the same time I can’t stop thinking about it. That may be the best recommendation I can give.
Loved this book. One of the few I’ve read in the past few months.
Good characterization, thoughtful, surprising. Fantastic read. I wish his latest book (Baltimore Boys) was available as an epub in the U.S.
Keeps you interested right from the get go and keeps you guessing to the end!
At times while reading, I really enjoyed this book. But overall, and although there were some good twists and turns throughout this book, it never really got exciting. It felt a bit plodding. I usually love long books but I found myself looking forward to the ending of this one.
Uniquely different in a really good way!
The beginning was good but it seemed to lose steam about mid-way though and I began to not care about the characters
A bit too many double-triple-quadruple takes left me impatient at the end to get on with the resolution. But by then I knew all the complicated characters really well and could appreciate the truth, as opposed to the many false leads throughout.
The overall structure of the novel is intriguing. The various twists and turns of the plot keep the reader engaged and eager to find out how all of the various strands will be pulled together.
Why all the acclaim?
I kept reading because I wanted to find out whodunit. If it’s a satire, that could explain the ridiculous caricatures, silly dialogue, and unbelievable, convoluted plot. Still, it’s poorly written, resorting to tired negative Jewish stereotypes.
I think Joel Dicker is imagining himself as the very successful young writer Marcus Goldman. He is constantly being lauded by other characters in the book as either “good looking, genius, brilliant, or talented”. Aggrondizing.
Throughout the book his mentor Harry dispenses beyond banal rules for writers and life to Goldman, his protege.
It’s just annoying in so many ways.