| Author: | Hugo Wilcken | ISBN: | 9780007396917 |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers | Publication: | April 7, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Fourth Estate | Language: | English |
| Author: | Hugo Wilcken |
| ISBN: | 9780007396917 |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Publication: | April 7, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Fourth Estate |
| Language: | English |
‘Unnervingly cool prose…an entertainingly urbane thriller [whose] suspense lies not in the whodunit, but in watching a perfect life unravel.’ Daily Telegraph Matthew Bourne suspects his partner, Marianne, of having an affair – though he has just embarked on one himself. Then one day a colleague's wife dies in tragic circumstances, and Matthew is called to identify the body. Only much later does he realise that this incident has seeped into his life like a slow poison…A riveting narrative of mystery and menace, ‘The Execution’ is a stunningly accomplished novel.
‘Unnervingly cool prose…an entertainingly urbane thriller [whose] suspense lies not in the whodunit, but in watching a perfect life unravel.’ Daily Telegraph Matthew Bourne suspects his partner, Marianne, of having an affair – though he has just embarked on one himself. Then one day a colleague's wife dies in tragic circumstances, and Matthew is called to identify the body. Only much later does he realise that this incident has seeped into his life like a slow poison…A riveting narrative of mystery and menace, ‘The Execution’ is a stunningly accomplished novel.
