The Guests (eBook)

Agnes Ravatn (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2024
276 Seiten
Orenda Books (Verlag)
978-1-916788-00-8 (ISBN)

Infos

A young couple are entangled in a nightmare spiral of lies when they pretend to be someone else …Exquisitely dark psychological suspense by the international bestselling author of The Bird Tribunal
`A delightfully insightful and wicked little read … Like the cabin, it´s so minimalist and stark and at the same time so compelling´ Elizabeth Haynes
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It started with a lie…
Married couple Karin and Kai are looking for a pleasant escape from their busy lives, and reluctantly accept an offer to stay in a luxurious holiday home in the Norwegian fjords.
Instead of finding a relaxing retreat, however, their trip becomes a reminder of everything lacking in their own lives, and in a less-than-friendly meeting with their new neighbours, Karin tells a little white lie…
Against the backdrop of the glistening water and within the claustrophobic walls of the ultra-modern house, Karin´s insecurities blossom, and her lie grows ever bigger, entangling her and her husband in a nightmare spiral of deceits with absolutely no means of escape…
Simmering with suspense and dark humour, The Guests is a gripping psychological drama about envy and aspiration … and something more menacing, hiding just below that glittering surface…
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Praise for Agnes Ravatn
**Shortlisted for the Dublin Literary Award**
**A BBC Book at Bedtime**
**Shortlisted for the Petrona Award for Best Scandinavian Crime Fiction**
**Winner of an English PEN Translation Award**
`A clever, quirky mystery, full of twists and reminiscent of Agatha Christie at her best´ The Times
`Ravatn, one of Norway´s premier crime writers, manages to conjure up an extra level of chilling atmosphere that will make you want to put the heating on´ The Sun
`An unrelenting atmosphere of doom fails to prepare readers for the surprising resolution´ Publishers Weekly
`Unfolds in an austere style that perfectly captures the bleakly beautiful landscape of Norway's far north´ Irish Times
`Reminiscent of Patricia Highsmith and I can't offer higher praise than that. Agnes Ravatn is an author to watch´ Philip Ardagh
`A tense and riveting read´ Financial Times
`Crackling, fraught and hugely compulsive slice of Nordic Noir tremendously impressive´ Big Issue
`Intriguing … enrapturing´ Sarah Hilary
`A masterclass in suspense and delayed terror´ Rod Reynolds

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 18.1.2024
• Übersetzer: Rosie Hedger
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror ► Horror
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror ► Krimi / Thriller
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Schlagworte: Agnes Ravatn • Asa Larsson • ashley audrain • Black Thorn • Catherine Ryan Howard • Claire Douglas • Daphne du Maurier • dark humour • Dublin Literary Award • Eva Bjorg Aegisdottir • fiction in translation • Fiona Cummins • gillian mcallister • halfway house • Helga Flatland • International Mystery & Crime • Jane Casey • Jorn Lier Horst • Katrine Engberg • Lagos Wife • Lilja • Literary • liz nugent • New Norwegian • Nita Prose • Noir • Nordic • Nordic Noir • Norway • Orenda Books • Prey • Psychological thriller • Rebecca • Rosie Hedger • ruth ware • sarah hilary • Scandinavian • Shari Lapena • Suspense • The Bird Tribunal • the fury • The Guests • The Housekeepers • the Maid • The Seven Doors • Tim Weaver • Translation • Vivica Sten • Yrsa Sigurdardottir
• ISBN-10: 1-916788-00-9 / 1916788009
• ISBN-13: 978-1-916788-00-8 / 9781916788008