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Patricia Duncker is the author of the novels Hallucinating Foucault (winner of the Dillons First Fiction Award and the McKitterick Prize), The Deadly Space Between, and The Doctor, as well as collections of short stories and essays. Her work has been shortlisted for the Macmillan Silver Pen Award and the Commonwealth Writer's Prize. She is Professor of Contemporary Literature at the University of Manchester.
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“What begins as a hunt quickly becomes a cunning test of wills, a battle for the upper hand... The dynamic of the hunter and prey is reversed over and over again, and this complex, nuanced dance is the heart of the book. Duncker has written a tightly plotted thriller... a quick, instantly involving, page-turning mystery, written in fluid, lyrical prose, and populated with characters that are flawed and human and complete.” ―Boston Globe
“A literary pleasure of the highest order... A legal mystery of uncommon style and intelligence.” ―Shelf Awareness
“[A] haunting novel...the prose [is] vibrant.” ―Publishers Weekly
“I can only use the words extraordinary to describe this book. I will remember it for a long time. Recommended for readers of music, astronomy and literary fiction and fans of Louise Penny, Fred Vargas and Arturo Perez-Reverte.” ―Mystery Salon, "Killer Book" recommendation
“Haunting and exceptional... I can only use the words extraordinary to describe this book. I will remember it for a long time.” ―Mystery Salon
“Enigmatic.” ―Booklist
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- PublisherBloomsbury Children's Books
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 1408807041
- ISBN 13 9781408807040
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages262
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