The Proof of My Innocence

Jonathan Coe

ISBN 10: 0241678420 / ISBN 13: 9780241678428

Published by Penguin Books Ltd (UK), 2024

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Leichte Kratzer / Abnutzungen / Druckstellen. Combining sharp political satire with an engaging murder mystery, this novel offers a humorous yet critical look at contemporary issues. The story unfolds through clever dialogue and vivid characters, making it both entertaining and thought-provoking. Renowned for their wit, the author weaves a narrative that challenges societal norms while keeping readers guessing until the end. This blend of humor and intrigue promises to captivate fans of both genres.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Proof of My Innocence
• Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd (UK)
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0241678420
• ISBN 13: 9780241678428
• Binding: Softcover
• Condition: As New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Mystery & Thriller

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Synopsis

When Phyl, a young literature graduate, moves back home with her parents, she soon finds herself frustrated by the narrow horizons of English country life. As for her plans of becoming a writer, those are going nowhere. But the chance discovery of a forgotten novelist from the 1980s stirs her into action, as does a visit from her uncle Chris - especially when he tells her that he’s working on a political story that might put his life in danger.

Chris has been following the careers of a group of students, all present at Cambridge University in the 1980s, now members of a think-tank which has been quietly pushing the British government towards extremism. And now, after years in the political wilderness, they might be in a position to put their ideas into action.

As Britain finds itself under the leadership of a new Prime Minister whose tenure will only last for seven weeks, Chris pursues his story to a mysterious conference taking place deep in the Cotswolds. When Phyl hears that one of the delegates has been murdered, she begins to wonder if real life is starting to merge with the novel she’s been trying to write. But does the explanation really lie in contemporary politics, or in a literary enigma that is almost forty years old?

Darting between decades and genres, THE PROOF OF MY INNOCENCE reimagines the coming-of-age story, the cosy crime caper and the state-of-the-nation novel with Coe’s trademark humour and warmth. From one of Britain’s finest living novelists, this is a witty, razor-sharp novel which explores how the key to understanding the present can often be found in the murkiest corners of the past.