Don't Let Go
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3.6 • 11 Ratings
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
From the bestselling author of After the Crash, “a novel so extraordinary it reminded me of reading Stieg Larsson for the first time” (The Sunday Times).
Holidaying in an idyllic resort on the island of Réunion, wealthy Parisians Martial and Liane Bellion are enjoying the perfect family moment with their six-year-old daughter. Turquoise skies, clear water, palm trees, a warm breeze.
Then Liane Bellion disappears from her hotel room. The door to her room is open, the walls and sheets are spotted with blood. A hotel employee swears he saw Martial in the corridor at the time Liane went missing, and he becomes the number one suspect. But then Martial also disappears, along with his daughter. An all-out manhunt is declared across the island.
Could Martial really have killed his wife? For fans of Gone Girl and The Fugitive, Bussi’s fast-paced, atmospheric thriller does not disappoint.
“A nail biter of a manhunt across the spectacular terrain of the Indian Ocean island of Réunion drives this thriller after a tourist goes missing, triggering a police chase and exposing a cannily-constructed mystery with nods to both Agatha Christie and Harlan Coben.” —The Boston Globe
“Suspenseful . . . vengeance proves a common passion on Réunion, as detailed in this twist-filled novel told from several characters’ perspectives.” —The Wall Street Journal
“This novel, a multi-charactered French whodunit, squeezes all its frantic action into the 25 square miles of gorgeous but treacherous Réunion Island.” —Toronto Star
“A top-notch puzzle . . . A wonderfully immersive thriller.” —Booklist
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In this uneven crime novel from Bussi (Time Is a Killer), vacationers Martial and Liane Bellion and their six-year-old daughter, Josapha, are lounging by the pool at R union Island's Hotel Athena when Liane decides to retreat upstairs. An hour later, Martial goes to check on her, only to find their room empty and spattered with blood. Witness statements suggest that Martial played a role in Liane's disappearance, but before the police can arrest him, he and Josapha flee. Authorities assume they're dealing with a domestic dispute, until someone begins murdering locals. Are the crimes related? If Liane is dead, where is her body and where is Martial headed? After an adrenaline-fueled start, the story loses speed. Bussi imbues his tale with a strong sense of culture and place, but his plot is too dependent on R union's quirks to remain accessible to the average reader. The cast teems with caricatures, the mystery's myriad twists go unearned, and frequent footnotes make the translation feel more academic than artful.
