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  • The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair

  • By: Joël Dicker
  • Narrated by: Robert Slade
  • Length: 20 hrs and 30 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (210 ratings)

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The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair

By: Joël Dicker
Narrated by: Robert Slade
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Publisher's Summary

A crime story. A love story. More than 2 million copies sold worldwide.

And now a major 10-part MGM TV series starring Patrick Dempsey and Ben Schnetzer.

August 30, 1975. The day of the disappearance. The day Somerset, New Hampshire, lost its innocence.

That summer, struggling author Harry Quebert fell in love with 15-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.

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 best seller 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'.

But with Nola, in death as in life, nothing is ever as it seems.

©2012 Editions de Fallois / L’Âge d’Homme (P)2014 WF Howes Ltd

Critic Reviews

"A spellbinding literary thriller… It is maddeningly, deliciously impossible to guess the truth" ( The Time)
"The cleverest, creepiest book you’ll read this year ... Twin Peaks meets Atonement meets In Cold Blood" ( Daily Telegraph)
"A tour de force, this seems set to be a huge success" ( Metro)
"Quietly compulsive…with a deliciously shocking twist" ( Daily Express)
"Big, assertive and clever… hard to resist" ( Independent on Sunday)
"Like Stieg Larsson’s Millennium Trilogy [it] combines literariness with compulsive readability" ( GQ)
"Enough plot twists to fill a truck" ( The Economist)

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An amazing story that left you guessing.

Wow, what can I say that will do this book justice. It's an amazing storyline with all many twists, turns and plots that it grips you by the heart and won't let you go.

Harry Quebert, 35yrs old and a famous writer, falls in love with a beautiful blond 15yr old girl, No la Kellergan. Their friendship and fondness for each other must be kept a secret from their small seaside town community, Summerset.

On 30th August, Nola and Harry plan to meet at the Seaside Motel and run away together, to live happily ever after. But Nola never makes it to meet Harry. That same afternoon, she is seen running through the forest followed by a man. She runs into an old lady's house covered in blood all o er her face and covered in scratches. But the old lady is shot dead and Nola disappears forever, that is until her body is found in Harry's back yard 35yrs later.

This story is an account of everyone in Summerset, who knew Nola and how Marcus Goldberg sets out to clear Harry from being accused of her murder.

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Unconvincing

I did manage to get to the end of this book but I am surprised there are so many stellar reviews. It was barely ok. Maybe it just tries too hard, with plot twists that are easy to predict and pretty boring. It talks a lot about forbidden love, in this case between a 30-something writer from NY and a 15 year old school girl in a small town. What was the basis for this love? Nothing really, just attraction or perhaps infatuation. The 15 year old girl is beautiful and sweet natured, with a troubled past ho hum. Big surprise. She admires the 30-some writer perhaps because he’s from somewhere exciting and she thinks he’s famous. This hardly provides enough substance for the repeated assertions of true and undying love. This does become one of the plot twists towards the end but by then it seemed pretty lame. The characters were mainly dull or unlikeable. The author talks a lot about writing books and there are a few other books which operate almost as characters within this overall book. If you like this sort of whodunnit intricacy you’d probably do better with Anthony Horowitz’s Magpie Murder series.

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good read

well written, didnt get lost in the changing of scenes and timeframes. most loose ends tied up. overall very engaging

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a great story and so sad that it had to finish!

the story pulls you in and keeps you entertained throughout.while it also teaches you the mechanics of book writing.
True Love in a small town, intrigue, injustice and the sad tale of a young girl in love with an older man, it has it all. A wonderful story and well told!

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Annoying narrative that was way too long

I’m not sure, what I disliked the most: the story, the characters, or the narration. I think this narrative will translate well to television, but very disappointing audiobook.

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Excellent - one of the best I have read

Fabulously written, narrated - excellent read - loved the plot twists all the way to the end

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Top book, Well readby

Worth a read if not 2. Watch with the mini series along with it for a greater experience...

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Very long, drawn out story with many parts.

Honestly I was surprised this was on the NYtimes best sellers list. The story is long at 20 hours, it jumps all over the place, though that doesn’t really affect comprehension. At the end of the day though, the story just wasn’t that interesting. The overtly Jewish characters, both their dialogue and narration were annoying and too stereotyped for me, in fact quite cringe worthy. I also think the use of the term ‘split personality’ was quite ridiculous. This is not a title I would recommend.

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Really enjoyed this book. Epilogue is a true reflection of how the reader feels at the end of the story.

Excellent narration. Very good plot. Keeps you thinking and on your toes to keep up! Great characters, particularly the star of the show. Highly recommended.

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Brilliant

an brilliant format unfolds the heartbreaking story with humour and empathy. highly recommend this book.

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