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A New Statesman Book of the Year 2021
A Metro Book of the Year 2021
A Washington Post '10 Best Thriller and Mystery Books of 2021'


'A taut, subtle, postmodern literary thriller.' SUNDAY TIMES
'A remarkable debut; an accomplished and intricately plotted story.'-JON McGREGOR
'A Lonely Man is a delicate snare of a novel.'-BRANDON TAYLOR
'A thrilling, unnerving novel. a page-turner with exacting syntax and emotional heft.'-CATHERINE LACEY
'Impressively deft. A Lonely Man is a tense and taut work.'-BENJAMIN MYERS
'A classy page-turner.' MAIL ON SUNDAY

Robert is a struggling writer living in Berlin with his wife and two young daughters. One night he meets Patrick, an enigmatic stranger with a sensational story to tell: a ghostwriter for a Russian oligarch - recently found hanged - who is now being follow

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'Chris Power's quiet yet compelling touch is reminiscent of Alice Munro and Peter Stamm.' - Yiyun Li

A Lonely Man

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      Publisher: Faber & Faber
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/04/2021
      ISBN13: 9780571341214, 978-0571341214
      ISBN10: 571341217

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      A New Statesman Book of the Year 2021
      A Metro Book of the Year 2021
      A Washington Post '10 Best Thriller and Mystery Books of 2021'


      'A taut, subtle, postmodern literary thriller.' SUNDAY TIMES
      'A remarkable debut; an accomplished and intricately plotted story.'-JON McGREGOR
      'A Lonely Man is a delicate snare of a novel.'-BRANDON TAYLOR
      'A thrilling, unnerving novel. a page-turner with exacting syntax and emotional heft.'-CATHERINE LACEY
      'Impressively deft. A Lonely Man is a tense and taut work.'-BENJAMIN MYERS
      'A classy page-turner.' MAIL ON SUNDAY

      Robert is a struggling writer living in Berlin with his wife and two young daughters. One night he meets Patrick, an enigmatic stranger with a sensational story to tell: a ghostwriter for a Russian oligarch - recently found hanged - who is now being follow

      Trade Review
      'Chris Power's quiet yet compelling touch is reminiscent of Alice Munro and Peter Stamm.' - Yiyun Li

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