Different Class: the last in a trilogy of dark, chilling and compelling psychological thrillers from bestselling author Joanne Harris (Rebecca Buckfast, 2) - Softcover

Harris, Joanne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0552777013 ISBN 13: 9780552777018

Verlag: Black Swan, 2017

Inhaltsangabe

The gripping new psychological thriller from Joanne Harris, to follow her bestselling Gentlemen & Players and Blueeyedboy. Perfect for fans of Claire Mackintosh, BA Paris, Paula Hawkins and Tracy Chevalier.

Crime novel or literary novel? Categories really dont matter; readers will find themselves comprehensively gripped. Independent'A cracking psychological thriller' Good Housekeeping

After thirty years at St Oswalds Grammar in North Yorkshire, Latin master Roy Straitley has seen all kinds of boys come and go the clowns, the rebels, the underdogs, and those he calls his Brodie boys. But every so often theres a boy who doesnt fit the mould. A troublemaker. A boy capable of twisting everything around him. A boy with hidden shadows inside.

With insolvency and academic failure looming, a new broom has arrived at the venerable school, bringing Powerpoint, sharp suits and even sixth form girls to the dusty corridors. But while Straitley does his sardonic best to resist this march to the future, a shadow from his past is stirring. A boy who even twenty years on haunts his teachers dreams. A boy capable of bad things.

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Críticas:

"A magnificently plotted and twisty journey to the heart of a 24-year-old crime...darkly humorous...constantly wrongfoots and misdirects...up to a satisfyingly eccentric conclusion." (Observer)

"Slowly, Harris reveals tiny clues, withholding full explanations until the startling denouement. Classy writing, sensitive and moving." (The Times)

"Harris pulls off an impeccable thriller denouement...consistently entertaining." (John Dugdale Sunday Times)

"It's Goodbye, Mr Chips meets The Bad Seed. Joanne Harris' latest has a killer elevator pitch and, what's more, it delivers on its intriguing premise...a rich, dramatic tale that builds to a surprising conclusion." (Washington Post)

"A masterpiece of misdirection." (Val McDermid)

Biografía del autor:

Joanne Harris’s Whitbread-shortlisted Chocolat was made into an Oscar-nominated film starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp. She is the author of many other bestselling novels, including Lollipop Shoes and Peaches for Monsieur le Curé, both also featuring Vianne Rocher, as is her new novel The Strawberry Thief. She has also written acclaimed novels in such diverse genres as fantasy based on Norse myth (Runemarks, Runelight, The Gospel of Loki), and the Malbry cycle of dark psychological thrillers (Gentlemen & Players, Blueeyedboy, and Different Class).

Born in Barnsley, of an English father and a French mother, she spent fifteen years as a teacher before (somewhat reluctantly) becoming a full-time writer. In 2013, she was awarded an MBE. She lives in Yorkshire, plays bass and flute in a band first formed when she was sixteen, and works in a shed in her garden.

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• Verlag: Black Swan
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0552777013
• ISBN 13: 9780552777018
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 512