Chris Whitaker

Dos amigos de la infancia separados por un crimen devastadorUna búsqueda obsesiva de la verdad«Impecable, emocionante, demoledora.» Bonnie GarmusTras alcanzar un éxito sensacional entre la crítica y

Dos amigos de la infancia separados por un crimen devastadorUna búsqueda obsesiva de la verdad«Impecable, emocionante, demoledora.» Bonnie GarmusTras alcanzar un éxito sensacional entre la crítica y

El mejor thriller literario del año según The Guardian. "Tan dolorosamente humana que es imposible olvidarla."Crime Monthly Duchess Day Radley es una joven de trece años que se autoproclama "proscrita". Las normas son para otra gente. Ella es la fiera protectora de su hermano de cinco años, Robin, y la figura adulta para Star, su madre soltera, incapaz de cuidar de si misma y mucho menos de sus dos hijos. Walk es ahora el jefe de policia local, pero sigue intentando sanar la vieja herida de haber sido el testigo que tres decadas atras mando a prision a su mejor amigo, Vincent King, que se dispone a salir de la carcel. Y Duchess y Walk deben afrontar el problema que supondra su vuelta.La critica ha dicho..."Whitaker irrumpio en ese escenario con esta novela que se llevo parabienes de critica y publico. A veces la unanimidad merece respetabilidad. Este es un caso."Rincon Negro de Carlos Zanon, La Vanguardia"La historia es negra, muy negra, pero el autor consigue que ademas de investigacion, crimenes y policias, el fondo sea siempre esperanzador, aunque emotivo y muchas veces triste por la situacion de los hermanos [...]. Un buen coctel par

El mejor thriller literario del año según The Guardian.«Tan dolorosamente humana que es imposible olvidarla.»Crime MonthlyDuchess Day Radley es una joven de trece años que se autoproclama «proscrita»

The gripping sweeping new novel from the critically acclaimed 1 international bestseller Chris Whitaker one of the must read novels of the year

What would you do if you knew the world was going to be destroyed by a huge asteroid in one month? The mesmerising YA debut from the winner of the CWA Gold Dagger Award for Best Crime Novel 2021 and the New York Times Bestselling author of We Begin at the End.They knew the end was coming. They saw it ten years back, when it was far enough away in space and time and meaning. The changes were gradual, and then sudden.For Mae and her friends, it means navigating a life where action and consequence are no longer related. Where the popular are both trophies and targets. And where petty grudges turn deadlier with each passing day. So, did Abi Manton jump off the cliff or was she pushed? Her death is just the beginning of the end.With teachers losing control of their students and themselves, and the end rushing toward all of them, it leaves everyone facing the answer to one, simple question...What would you do if you could get away with anything?

Gripping yet hilarious, suspenseful and sad - a brilliant debut for fans of Twin Peaks and The Truth about the Harry Quebert Affair.When three-year-old Harry goes missing, the whole of America turns its attention to one small town.Everyone is eager to help. Everyone is a suspect. Desperate mother Jess, whose grief is driving her to extreme measures. Newcomer Jared, with an easy charm and a string of broken hearts in his wake. Photographer Jerry, whos determined to break away from his controlling mother once and for all. And, investigating them all, a police chief with a hidden obsession of his own...In Chris Whitakers brilliant and original debut novel, missing persons, secret identities and dangerous lies abound in a town as idiosyncratic as its inhabitants.

With the staggering intensity of James Lee Burke and the absorbing narrative of Jane Harper''s The Dry, We Begin at the End is a powerful novel about absolute love and the lengths we will go to keep our family safe. This is a story about good and evil and how life is lived somewhere in between.''You can''t save someone that doesn''t want to be saved...''Thirty years ago, Vincent King became a killer. Now, he''s been released from prison and is back in his hometown of Cape Haven, California.Not everyone is pleased to see him. Like Star Radley, his ex-girlfriend, and sister of the girl he killed. Duchess Radley, Star''s thirteen-year-old daughter, is part-carer, part-protector to her younger brother, Robin - and to her deeply troubled mother.But in trying to protect Star, Duchess inadvertently sets off a chain of events that will have tragic consequences not only for her family, but also the whole town. Murder, revenge, retribution. How far can we run from the past when the past seems doomed to repeat itself?

Chris Whitaker arbeitete zehn Jahre als Finanztrader, bevor er sich dem Schreiben zuwandte. Seine Romane gewannen zahlreiche Preise, Von hier bis zum Anfang wurde vom Guardian zum Buch des Jahres gekurt. Whitaker lebt zusammen mit seiner Ehefrau und drei Kindern in England.

A BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK A MISSING PERSONS MYSTERY A SERIAL KILLER THRILLER AND AN EPIC LOVE STORY WITH A UNIQUE TWIST ON EACH Hits like a sledgehammer An absolutely must read novel GILLIAN FLYNN A wonderful book RICHARD OSMAN Impeccably crafted deeply emotional entirely shattering BONNIE GARMUS A brilliant work of art JODI PICOULT A book to lose yourself in a huge achievement ALEX MICHAELIDES I ve never read anything quite like it This book will stay with you for a very long time LUCY FOLEY Kept me frantically turning the pages KRISTIN HANNAH An epic sweep Ambitious powerful and moving this is a tour de force GUARDIAN It s as good as everyone says I have absolutely no doubt it s the book of the year JENNIE GODFREY Late one summer the town of Monta Clare is shattered by the abduction of teenager Joseph Patch Macauley Nobody more so than Saint Brown who will risk everything to find her best friend But when she does it will break her heart Patch lies alone in a pitch black room until he feels a hand in his Her name is Grace and though they cannot see each other she lights their world with her words But when he escapes there is no sign she ever even existed