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''Terrific! Set in modern Paris, this literary thriller invigoratingly combines questions of identity, shenanigans in the art world, love and murder'' MICHÈLE ROBERTS

''A breathtaking book confirming Claire Berest''s inexhaustible talent as a storyteller'' Elle

''Deliciously unique and unpredictable ... this novel blossoms like a poisonous flower'' Le Journal du Dimanche

''An astonishing thriller'' Libération

Abel Bac, a police officer, has been suspended from duty for unknown reasons. Haunted by a recurring nightmare, he walks the streets of Paris hoping to lose himself in the city, but somehow, he always finds his way home. All that gives Abel comfort are the ninety-four orchids which populate his small apartment.

In museums across Paris something strange is happening. A white horse appears in the library of the Pompidou Centre. Then stuffed wolves are displayed in a gallery, dressed in fine garme

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''Terrific! Set in modern Paris, this literary thriller invigoratingly combines questions of identity, shenanigans in the art world, love and... Read more

    Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
    Publication Date: 1/1/2024
    ISBN13: 9781914495922, 978-1914495922
    ISBN10: 1914495926

    Fiction , Contemporary Fiction

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    ''Terrific! Set in modern Paris, this literary thriller invigoratingly combines questions of identity, shenanigans in the art world, love and murder'' MICHÈLE ROBERTS

    ''A breathtaking book confirming Claire Berest''s inexhaustible talent as a storyteller'' Elle

    ''Deliciously unique and unpredictable ... this novel blossoms like a poisonous flower'' Le Journal du Dimanche

    ''An astonishing thriller'' Libération

    Abel Bac, a police officer, has been suspended from duty for unknown reasons. Haunted by a recurring nightmare, he walks the streets of Paris hoping to lose himself in the city, but somehow, he always finds his way home. All that gives Abel comfort are the ninety-four orchids which populate his small apartment.

    In museums across Paris something strange is happening. A white horse appears in the library of the Pompidou Centre. Then stuffed wolves are displayed in a gallery, dressed in fine garme

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