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The Paris Crime Files, France, Fiction, Crime & mystery, Thriller / suspense, Fiction in translation, Sexual abuse & harassment
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- Paperback Jul 12, 2016 | 9780857056269 | RRP $22.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Jul 3, 2014 | 9781782069096 | RRP $35.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Apr 4, 2013 | 9781848663534 | RRP $40.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Feb 14, 2013 | 9781782060789 | RRP $11.99 Buy Now
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Quercus
- Paperback Jul 12, 2016 | 9780857056269 | RRP $22.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Jul 3, 2014 | 9781782069096 | RRP $35.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Apr 4, 2013 | 9781848663534 | RRP $40.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Feb 14, 2013 | 9781782060789 | RRP $11.99 Buy Now
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Quercus
- Paperback Jul 12, 2016 | 9780857056269 | RRP $22.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Jul 3, 2014 | 9781782069096 | RRP $35.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Apr 4, 2013 | 9781848663534 | RRP $40.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Feb 14, 2013 | 9781782060789 | RRP $11.99 Buy Now
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MacLehose Press
- Paperback Jul 12, 2016 | 9780857056269 | RRP $22.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Jul 3, 2014 | 9781782069096 | RRP $35.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Apr 4, 2013 | 9781848663534 | RRP $40.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Feb 14, 2013 | 9781782060789 | RRP $11.99 Buy Now
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The acclaimed, worldwide bestselling second book in the Brigade Criminelle Trilogy, reissued in a stunning new package to tie in with Lemaitre's standalone thriller BLOOD WEDDING.
SHE'S RUNNING OUT OF TIME
Alex Prevost - kidnapped, beaten, suspended from the ceiling of an abandoned warehouse in a wooden cage - is in no position to bargain. Her abductor's only desire is to watch her die.
HE WANTS ONLY ONE THING
Apart from a shaky police report, Commandant Camille Verhoeven has nothing to go on: no suspect, no leads. If he is to find Alex, he will have to get inside her head.
ESCAPE IS JUST THE BEGINNING
Resourceful, tough, beautiful, always two steps ahead - Alex will keep Verhoeven guessing till the bitter end. And before long, saving her life will be the least of his worries.
Praise for Alex: The Heart-Stopping International Bestseller
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A really excellent suspense novelist. - Stephen King.
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MacLehose has done it again . . . in Pierre Lemaitre he has unearthed another master of crime fiction destined to become a household name. - The Times.
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Moves from read-as-fast-as-you-can horror to an intricately plotted race to a dark truth . . . Alex is about thrills. - Observer.
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Grippingly original . . . It enthralls at every stage of its unpredictability. - The Times.
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An invigoratingly scary, one-sitting read. - Guardian.
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Pierre Lemaitre
Pierre Lemaitre was born in Paris in 1951. He worked for many years as a teacher of literature before becoming a novelist. He was awarded the Crime Writers' Association International Dagger, alongside Fred Vargas, for Alex, and as sole winner for Camille. In 2013 his novel Au revoir lA -haut (The Great Swindle, in English translation) won the Prix Goncourt, France's leading literary award.
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