Alex

Description

In kidnapping cases, the first few hours are crucial. After that, the chances of being found alive go from slim to nearly none. Alex Prevost - beautiful, resourceful, tough - may be no ordinary victim, but her time is running out. Commandant Camille Verhoeven and his detectives have nothing to go on: no suspect, no lead, rapidly diminishing hope. All they know is that a girl was snatched off the streets of Paris and bundled into a white van. The enigma that is the fate of Alex will keep Verhoeven guessing until the bitter, bitter end. And before long, saving her life will be the least of his worries.

Reviews

'The new star of French crime writing' Giancarlo de Cataldo. 'It is uplifting to watch the birth of a great author ... Half crime novel, half thriller, 100% successful' Jean-Christophe Buisson, Figaro.

Author description

Pierre Lemaitre worked for many years as a teacher of literature. His novels to date have earned him exceptional critical and public acclaim as a master of both the crime novel and the thriller. Frank Wynne is a translator from French and Spanish. His translations include works by Michel Houellebecq and Marcelo Figueras's IFFP-shortlisted Kamchatka.