The Disappearance of Adele Bedeau
$21.49
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
5 October 2016
Summary
From the author of the Man Booker-longlisted His Bloody Project, a debut novel that is both a noir masterpiece and a captivating psychological thriller.
Manfred Baumann is a loner. He has always lived in the nondescript French town of Saint-Louis. Shy and awkward, a man of habit, he spends his days working in the local bank and his evenings in the drab Restaurant de la Cloche where he can surreptitiously observe Ad le Bedeau, its sullen but alluring waitress. Until, one day, …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781925498264 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1925498263 |
| Author: | Graeme Macrae Burnet |
| Publisher: | Text Publishing |
| Imprint: | The Text Publishing Company |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 5 October 2016 |
| Weight: | 236g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 129mm x 23mm |
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‘Graeme Macrae Burnet creates true noir in the mysterious, funny and intelligent The Disappearance of Ad
‘Graeme Macrae Burnet creates true noir in the mysterious, funny and intelligent The Disappearance of Adèle Bedeau.’ * The List, Top Scottish Books of the Year *
‘A strikingly singular talent.’ * Scottish Book Trust *
About The Author
Graeme Macrae Burnet
Graeme Macrae Burnet was born and brought up in Kilmarnock and now lives in Glasgow. In between, he lived in Prague, Bordeaux, Porto and London. His debut novel, The Disappearance of Ad le Bedeau, is a psychological crime thriller set in the small town of Saint-Louis on the French-Swiss border. His second book, His Bloody Project, which deals with a triple murder in a crofting village in the Scottish Highlands, has been longlisted for the 2016 Man Booker Prize.
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