Summary
The bestselling thriller and major film.
Every year, on 31 December, Hank and his older brother Jacob make a pilgrimage to their father’s grave. They have never been close - indeed, they have never even liked one another - but they keep this promise, made to their father before he died.
This year Jacob’s friend Lou comes with them. As they drive towards the cemetery in Jacob’s truck through the snowbound landscape, a fox runs across the road, and they skid on the ice and crash…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780552163927 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0552163929 |
| Author: | Scott Smith |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Corgi Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 28 February 2011 |
| Weight: | 213g |
| Dimensions: | 178mm x 106mm x 24mm |
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Critics Review
‘Damned good…for sheer gruesome entertainment, this book is going to take some beating’
‘Damned good…for sheer gruesome entertainment, this book is going to take some beating’ * The Sunday Times *
‘A classic story of crime and punishment’ * Mail on Sunday *
That rare and satisfying combination: a compulsive thriller which also happens to be a beautifully-written and original work of art – Robert Harris, author of Fatherland
Simply the best suspense novel of this year - hell of the 90s – Stephen King
Astonishing…A harrowing exploration of the banality of evil * Vanity Fair *
About The Author
Scott Smith
Scott Smith was born in Summit, New Jersey in 1965 and now lives in New Orleans. After studying at Dartmouth College and Columbia University in New York, he took up writing full time. He is also the author of The Ruins.
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