A chilling and unpredictable thriller, Pierre Lemaitre’s fourth novel is a true stroke of genius. it’s precise, brilliant, diabolic. Alex will suprise you until the last page, but steel yourself because it’s going to leave a nasty, acid taste in your mouth.

Mathilde Manchon

Alex, a thriller by Pierre Lemaitre, translated from the French by Franck Wynne, MacLehose Press

Miriam Bridenne

After almost two decades of working in publishing, and a few round trips between Paris and New York, Miriam has decided to settle down at Albertine to do what she enjoys most: recommending books she loves. Somehow this also includes taking bizarre pictures for Albertine's social media outlets.

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