{"product_id":"alex-9780857056269","title":"Alex","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe acclaimed, worldwide bestselling second book in the Brigade Criminelle Trilogy, reissued in a stunning new package to tie in with Lemaitre's standalone thriller \u003ci\u003eBlood Wedding\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlex\u003c\/i\u003e had me gripped more than almost any book I can remember\u003c\/b\u003e, with one shout-out-aloud knockout twist after another * Peter James *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMacLehose has done it again\u003c\/b\u003e . . . in Pierre Lemaitre he has unearthed another \u003cb\u003emaster of crime fiction\u003c\/b\u003e destined to become a household name. -- Adam Sage * The Times. *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrippingly original\u003c\/b\u003e . . . It enthralls at every stage of its unpredictability. -- Marcel Berlins * The Times. *\u003cbr\u003eMoves from read-as-fast-as-you-can horror to an intricately plotted race to a dark truth . . . \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlex\u003c\/i\u003e is about thrills\u003c\/b\u003e. -- Alison Flood * Observer. *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn invigoratingly scary, one-sitting read.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Laura Wilson * Guardian. *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An absolute gem' \u003c\/b\u003e * Eurocrime *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Brutal crime writing\u003c\/b\u003e with a tinge of Gauloise ... brilliant' * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003e'Relentlessly gripping, \u003cb\u003eLemaitre is worthy of all the fuss' \u003c\/b\u003e * Independent *\u003cbr\u003e'Hailed as \u003cb\u003ethe most important crime novel in translation since Stieg Larsson's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo\u003c\/b\u003e, Alex similarly features as an intriguingly flawed feminist heroine bent on vengeance, and will likely prove a sensation of the crime fiction year' \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e. * Irish Times *\u003cbr\u003e'Moves from read-as-fast-as-you-can horror to \u003cb\u003ean intricately plotted race to a dark truth\u003c\/b\u003e' Alison Flood, \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e. * Observer *\u003cbr\u003e'It enthrals at every stage of its unpredictability. \u003cb\u003eGrippingly original\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e. * The Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Brutal crime writing with a tinge of Gauloise ... brilliant'\u003c\/b\u003e Daily Mail. * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA literary explosion\u003c\/b\u003e' Marine Landrot, \u003ci\u003eTélérama\u003c\/i\u003e. * Télérama *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Powerful'\u003c\/b\u003e Alain Beuve-Mery, \u003ci\u003eLe Mond\u003c\/i\u003e. * Le Mond *\u003cbr\u003e'Intelligent, complex, with a gripping plot and \u003cb\u003edeeply intriguing characters. \u003c\/b\u003eThe author's early death is a great loss' Philip Pullman. * Philip Pullman *\u003cbr\u003e'What a cracking novel! I haven't read such a stunning thriller debut for years. \u003cb\u003eBrilliantly written and totally gripping'\u003c\/b\u003e Minette Walters. * Minette Walters *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I doubt you will read a better book this year'\u003c\/b\u003e Val McDermid. * Val McDermid *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'As good as crime writing gets' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement \u003c\/i\u003e. * Literary Supplement *","brand":"Quercus Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48737637663063,"sku":"9780857056269","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780857056269.jpg?v=1723811331","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/alex-9780857056269","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}