Joël Dicker The Truth About Harry Quebert Affair 2014 MacLehose Press 2014

Synopsis

<p><b>August 30, 1975. The day of the disappearance. The day Somerset, New Hampshire, lost its innocence.</b></p> <p>That summer, struggling author Harry Quebert fell in love with fifteen-year-old Nola Kellergan. Thirty-three years later, her body is dug up from his yard, along with a manuscript copy of the novel that made him a household name. Quebert is the only suspect.</p> <p>Marcus Goldman - Quebert's most gifted protégé - throws off his writer's block to clear his mentor's name. Solving the case and penning a new bestseller soon merge into one. As his book begins to take on a life of its own, the nation is gripped by the mystery of 'The Girl Who Touched the Heart of America'.</p> <p>But with Nola, in death as in life, nothing is ever as it seems.</p>