“A thrilling page-turner.” —Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl
on the Train “Breathtaking . . . As shocking as it is
satisfying.” —The New York Times Book Review A riveting and
sophisticated page-turner inspired by one of the most shocking true
crimes in 20th century Britain: the Lord Lucan case. “A better
person would forgive him. A different sort of better person would
have found him years ago.” Claire is a hardworking doctor leading a
simple, quiet life in London. She is also the daughter of the most
notorious murder suspect in the country, though no one knows it.
Nearly thirty years ago, while Claire and her brother slept upstairs,
a brutal crime was committed in her family's townhouse. The next
morning, her father's car was found abandoned near the English
Channel, with bloodstains on the front seat. Her mother insisted she'd
seen him in the house that night, but his powerful, privileged friends
maintained his innocence. The first lord accused of murder in more
than a century, he has been missing ever since. When the police tell
Claire they've found him, her carefully calibrated existence begins to
fracture. She doesn't know if she's the daughter of a murderer or a
wronged man, but Claire will soon learn how far she'll go to finally
find the truth. Loosely inspired by one of the most notorious unsolved
crimes of the 20th century – the Lord Lucan case – A Double
Life is at once a riveting page-turner and a moving reflection on
women and violence, trauma and memory, and class and privilege. Named
a Must-Read by Entertainment Weekly, Bustle, O Magazine, BBC,
CrimeReads, and PureWow
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A Novel
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780735224971
Publisert
2018
Utgiver
Penguin US
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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