The Singer's Gun
A Novel
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- 105,00 kr
Publisher Description
From the award-winning, bestselling author of Station Eleven and Sea of Tranquility, “a gripping story, full of moral ambiguities, where deception and betrayal become the norm, and where the expression ‘a riddle wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma’ is lifted to new heights” (St. Louis Post-Dispatch).
Everyone Anton Waker grew up with is corrupt. His parents dealt in stolen goods, and he was a successful purveyor of forged documents until he abandoned it all in his early twenties, determined to live a normal life, complete with career, apartment, and a fiancée who knows nothing of his criminal beginnings. He’s on the verge of finally getting married when Aria—his cousin and former partner in crime—blackmails him into helping her with one last job.
Anton considers the task a small price for future freedom. But as he sets off for an Italian honeymoon, it soon becomes clear that the ghosts of his past can't be left behind so easily, and that the task Aria requires will cost him more than he could ever imagine.
Look for Emily St. John Mandel’s bestselling new novel, Sea of Tranquility!
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Set after 9/11, Emily St. John Mandel’s sophomore novel is a satisfying, shrewd noir throwback. Anton Waker is a con man from a family of crooks—which makes it very difficult when he wants to quit his life of crime. After his twice-called-off marriage fizzles during the Greek honeymoon, Anton is cajoled by his cousin into one final score, and you know how those usually turn out, right? Mandel’s crisp writing style cuts right to the bone of every interaction and conversation. With its slow-burn pacing and zigzag timeline, The Singer’s Gun is the kind of novel that keeps you turning pages late into the night.
