Alex
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9782226218773 (2226218777)
Publish date: 2011
Publisher: Albin Michel
Pages no: 400
Edition language: French
Category:
Cultural,
Adult Fiction,
Adult,
Mystery,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
France,
International,
Suspense,
Psychological Thriller
Series: Verhœven Trilogy (#2)
** 3.5 Stars ** I find it very difficult to rate this book. It does have a fantastic story, with a lot of great twists. It's thrilling, brutal, raw, surprising... So why not more stars?Personally I didn't really like the writing style. Which is why I didn't rate a full 4 stars. I did get used to it ...
** 3.5 Stars ** I find it very difficult to rate this book. It does have a fantastic story, with a lot of great twists. It's thrilling, brutal, raw, surprising... So why not more stars?Personally I didn't really like the writing style. Which is why I didn't rate a full 4 stars. I did get used to it ...
I picked this up because I was going camping and needed something light-ish in ARC form, so if anything happened to it, I would not be out a book that I had actually paid money for. Also, I am a mystery buyer who does not read mysteries, and occasionally I feel guilty about that. If you're interes...
Now before I start I want to point out that this book happens to be the first thriller I have read. The blurb caught my eye when I was looking for a book to read at my local bookstore and one of the staff members was actually in the middle of reading [b:Alex|18039275|Alex|Pierre Lemaitre|http://d202...
I picked up an advance reading copy of this book at BookExpo America, and I'm really glad I did! It's a, great, twisty thriller and a really engrossing read. The publisher seems to be promoting this series as "the next Steig Larsson" and you can see why they do--the book has something of the brutali...