The Curse of Pietro Houdini
$23.64
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
6 May 2025
Summary
The compelling and heartrending new novel from the award-winning author of Norwegian By Night and How To Find Your Way In The Dark.
“We will lie, cheat, steal, fight, sin… Whatever it takes to survive.”
The bombing of Rome in 1943 leaves fourteen-year-old Massimo orphaned and with no choice but to set out on a journey to discover any remaining relatives in Naples. A chance meeting with the mysterious and charismatic Pietro Houdini will deliver both of them to…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781804991251 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1804991252 |
| Author: | Derek B. Miller |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 6 May 2025 |
| Weight: | 270g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 131mm x 25mm |
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About The Author
Derek B. Miller
Derek B. Miller is an American novelist, who worked in international affairs before turning to writing full-time. He is the author of five previous novels, all highly acclaimed- Norwegian by Night, The Girl in Green, American by Day, Radio Life and Quiet Time (an Audible Original). His work has been shortlisted for many awards, with Norwegian by Night winning the CWA John Creasey Dagger award for best first crime novel, an eDunnit Award and the Goldsboro Last Laugh Award. How to Find Your Way in the Dark was a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award and a New York Times Best Mystery of 2021.
Miller is a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College (BA), Georgetown (MA) and he earned his Ph.D. in international relations from The Graduate Institute in Geneva. He is currently connected to numerous peace and security research and policy centres in North America, Europe and Africa, and previously worked at the United Nations for over a decade. He has lived abroad for over 25 years in Israel, the United Kingdom, Hungary, Switzerland, Norway and Spain.
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