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- 1623658004
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- 9781623658007
- Date of Publication
- 20141209
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- Irene: The Commandant Camille Verhoeven Trilogy: 1
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- Lemaitre, Pierre
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Publisher
Quercus NA
ISBN-10
1623658004
ISBN-13
9781623658007
eBay Product ID (ePID)
177585767
Product Key Features
Book Title
Irene : the Commandant Camille Verhoeven Trilogy
Number of Pages
416 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural, Thrillers / Psychological, Thrillers / Suspense, Thrillers / General
Publication Year
2014
Genre
Fiction
Book Series
The Commandant Camille Verhoeven Trilogy Ser.
Format
Hardcover
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Item Height
1.5 in
Item Weight
24.1 Oz
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Width
6.5 in
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Reviews
"Last year I raved about Lemaitre's first published crime novel Alex, but this second - which was, in fact, the first he wrote, as it introduces his detective, Commandant Verhoeven - is even better. Quirky, brutal and not for the faint-hearted, it is crime fiction of the highest class... Superbly constructed and executed, it puts Lemaitre very close to Ellroy's class. If you pick it up, you won't be able to put it down."'e" Geoffery Wansell , Daily Mail, "Lemaitre's measured, intelligent approach to a police investigation rings of authenticity . . . But the real genius of this novel are the twists Lemaitre incorporates into the storyline, lifting it above the genre and into a different category entirely. A book that no matter how fast the reader connects the dots still produces a bombshell that's both brilliant and diabolical."'e" Booklist (Starred Review), "Pierre Lemaitre's Alex earned rave reviews last year, not least for the way Lemaitre reworked the tropes of the conventional serial-killer novel to create a clever police procedural that worked as a superb thriller even as it confounded readers' expectations of the genre. The follow-up, Irene, is equally clever, as the diminutive Parisian detective Camille Verhoeven is initially confronted with a murder scene so horrific that it puts him in mind of Goya's Saturn Devouring his Son ."'e" Irish Times, "Pierre Lemaitre's Alex earned rave reviews last year, not least for the way Lemaitre reworked the tropes of the conventional serial-killer novel to create a clever police procedural that worked as a superb thriller even as it confounded readers' expectations of the genre. The follow-up, Irene, is equally clever, as the diminutive Parisian detective Camille Verhoeven is initially confronted with a murder scene so horrific that it puts him in mind of Goya's Saturn Devouring his Son ."-- Irish Times, "Irène gets off to a fast start and races pell-mell to a jaw-dropping conclusion . . . Mr. Lemaitre fires away in a prose style that's like a flurry of short jabs to the solar plexus."'e" The New York Times, "Irène is compulsive reading . . . The narrative is fast-paced and the suspense unbearably taut."'e" Thuy On , The Sidney Morning Herald, "Last year I raved about Lemaitre's first published crime novel Alex, but this second - which was, in fact, the first he wrote, as it introduces his detective, Commandant Verhoeven - is even better. Quirky, brutal and not for the faint-hearted, it is crime fiction of the highest class . . . Superbly constructed and executed, it puts Lemaitre very close to Ellroy's class. If you pick it up, you won't be able to put it down."--Geoffery Wansell, Daily Mail " Irène is compulsive reading . . . The narrative is fast-paced and the suspense unbearably taut." --Thuy On, The Sidney Morning Herald, "In the imaginative, unsettling "Irène", readers will discover that French author Pierre Lemaitre has constructed a fine (if sometimes obscenely grisly) example of that genre-and then, in its last 40 pages, they will begin to realize that they have followed the author deep down a disorienting rabbit hole . . . Mr. Lemaitre toys with the genre's tropes-the disparate police team, the suspicious-seeming civilian experts, the red herring as huge as Moby Dick-to his own unpredictable purposes. He succeeds in having his conceptual gateauand eating it, too. The bibliophilic villain doesn't hesitate to call his book-this book-"a triumph . . . a harrowing, true-to-life tale, a metafiction that recounts the murderous machinations of its own creation." But let the reader beware: "Irène," with its dizzying final twist, may give you vertigo."'e" Tom Nolan, The Wall Street Journal, " Irene is compulsive reading... The narrative is fast-paced and the suspense unbearably taut."-- Thuy On, The Sidney Morning Herald, "Last year I raved about Lemaitre's first published crime novel Alex, but this second - which was, in fact, the first he wrote, as it introduces his detective, Commandant Verhoeven - is even better. Quirky, brutal and not for the faint-hearted, it is crime fiction of the highest class... Superbly constructed and executed, it puts Lemaitre very close to Ellroy's class. If you pick it up, you won't be able to put it down."-- Geoffery Wansell, Daily Mail, "Last year I raved about Lemaitre's first published crime novel Alex, but this second - which was, in fact, the first he wrote, as it introduces his detective, Commandant Verhoeven - is even better. Quirky, brutal and not for the faint-hearted, it is crime fiction of the highest class . . . Superbly constructed and executed, it puts Lemaitre very close to Ellroy's class. If you pick it up, you won't be able to put it down."--Geoffery Wansell, Daily Mail, " Irene is superior crime fiction, worthy of the international attention it has received . . . Once I accepted the novel's portrayals of violence, I found little to fault in Irene . . . The novel's closing chapters are as suspenseful and ultimatelyas shocking as the climax of any thriller I can recall; the final pages will leave readers numb. In Irene , violence ups the ante, and tough-minded writing carries the day."'e" Patrick Anderson , The Washington Post, "Verhoeven is a one-of-a-kind detective . . . Not for the faint of heart, this gritty thriller will appeal to fans of Chelsea Cain, for the grisly details, and Fred Vargas, for the French setting and iconoclastic sleuth."'e" Kirkus Reviews, "French literary sensation Lemaitre earned comparisons to Stieg Larsson (and a 2013 CWA International Dagger Award) with Alex, a gruesome and twisty mashup of police procedural, thriller, and psychological horror. Its newly translated predecessor might be even better . . . [Irene is] hardly predictable, as [Lemaitre] pushes the pulse-quickening plot toward an ingenious-and shocking-finale."'e" Library Journal
Series Volume Number
1
Synopsis
Pierre Lemaitre is known for writing crime fiction with an alchemical mix of white-knuckle intensity, fearlessly unconventional plotting, and psychologically intricate character development. In Irene Lemaitre ingeniously uses five contemporary and classic literary murder scenes--from William McIlvanney's Laidlaw to Bret Easton Ellis's American Psycho--as the framework on which to craft a diabolical prequel to his Crime Writers' Association International Dagger Award-winning novel Alex. Camille Verhoeven, whose diminutive stature belies his fierce intensity, has reached an unusually content (for him) place in life. he is respected by his colleagues and he and his lovely wife, Irene, are expecting their first child. But when a new murder case hits his desk--a double torture-homicide that's so extreme that even the most seasoned officers are horrified-Verhoeven is overcome with a sense of foreboding. As links emerge between the bloody set-piece and at least one past unsolved murder, it becomes clear that a calculating serial killer is at work. The press has a field day, taking particular pleasure in putting Verhoeven under the media spotlight (and revealing uncomfortable details of his personal life). Then Verhoeven makes a breakthrough discovery: the murders are modeled after the exploits of serial killers from classic works of crime fiction. The double murder was an exquisitely detailed replication of a scene from Bret Easton Ellis's American Psycho, and one of the linked cold cases was a faithful homage to James Ellroy's The Black Dahlia. The media circus reaches a fever pitch when the modus operandi of the killer, dubbed "The Novelist," is revealed. Worse, the Novelist has taken to writing taunting letters to the police, emphasizing that he will stop leaving any clues behind unless Verhoeven remains on the case. For reasons known only to the killer, the case has become personal. With more literature--inspired murders surfacing, Verhoeven enlists the help of an eccentric bookseller and a professor specializing in crime fiction to try to anticipate his adversary's next move. Then Irene is kidnapped. With time running out, Verhoeven realizes that all along he's been the unwitting dupe in The Novelist's plans to create an original work of his own. Now, the only person in the world the commandant truly cares for is in danger, and a happy ending seems less and less likely as it becomes clear that the winner of this deadly game may be the man with the least to lose., Pierre Lemaitre is known for writing crime fiction with an alchemical mix of white-knuckle intensity, fearlessly unconventional plotting, and psychologically intricate character development. In Irene Lemaitre ingeniously uses five contemporary and classic literary murder scenes--from William McIlvanney's Laidlaw to Bret Easton Ellis's American Psycho --as the framework on which to craft a diabolical prequel to his Crime Writers' Association International Dagger Award-winning novel Alex . Camille Verhoeven, whose diminutive stature belies his fierce intensity, has reached an unusually content (for him) place in life. he is respected by his colleagues and he and his lovely wife, Irene, are expecting their first child. But when a new murder case hits his desk--a double torture-homicide that's so extreme that even the most seasoned officers are horrified-Verhoeven is overcome with a sense of foreboding. As links emerge between the bloody set-piece and at least one past unsolved murder, it becomes clear that a calculating serial killer is at work. The press has a field day, taking particular pleasure in putting Verhoeven under the media spotlight (and revealing uncomfortable details of his personal life). Then Verhoeven makes a breakthrough discovery: the murders are modeled after the exploits of serial killers from classic works of crime fiction. The double murder was an exquisitely detailed replication of a scene from Bret Easton Ellis's American Psycho , and one of the linked cold cases was a faithful homage to James Ellroy's The Black Dahlia . The media circus reaches a fever pitch when the modus operandi of the killer, dubbed "The Novelist," is revealed. Worse, the Novelist has taken to writing taunting letters to the police, emphasizing that he will stop leaving any clues behind unless Verhoeven remains on the case. For reasons known only to the killer, the case has become personal. With more literature--inspired murders surfacing, Verhoeven enlists the help of an eccentric bookseller and a professor specializing in crime fiction to try to anticipate his adversary's next move. Then Irene is kidnapped. With time running out, Verhoeven realizes that all along he's been the unwitting dupe in The Novelist's plans to create an original work of his own. Now, the only person in the world the commandant truly cares for is in danger, and a happy ending seems less and less likely as it becomes clear that the winner of this deadly game may be the man with the least to lose.
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- n***d (49)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseExcellent seller. Package was delayed ( by bad weather) and then misplaced at PO( placed in wrong box #) but I contacted the seller and they responded quickly and I got my item today. This seller went the extra mile and I would highly recommend them and will shop here again. I also want to say the price for this complete hard to find item was way below most of the other listings. Condition was good as stated, and although I've only watched the first disc it's quality is good. Thank you!!Tenko : Complete BBC Series Box Set [DVD] - DVD EQVG The Cheap Fast Free Post (#306002146201)
- r***d (270)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseItem in great condition 😁 SELLER communicated any time I had a question 😍 Good value 😊 packaged securely 🙂 Shipping said 7-14 days which is correct , would purchase again from rhis seller ... Thank You
- 1***1 (468)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseItem arrived as described and was a fair value for price paid. It felt like it took forever to arrive, based on the listing info I wasn’t expecting this item to ship from outside of the US BUT based upon the shipping information it appears it had. So it took several weeks for this small, light item to arrive. Which seemed odd due to it being small and light and easy to package to ship, it was pretty annoying. When it did finally arrive it started to make more sense that it was shipped low priori