The Witch Elm: A Novel

Description

A New York Times bestseller and a Best Book of 2018 by NPR, The New York Times
Book Review, Amazon, The Boston Globe, LitHub, Vulture, Slate, Elle, Vox, and
Electric Literature “Tana French’s best and most intricately nuanced novel
yet.” —The New York Times An “extraordinary” (Stephen King) and “mesmerizing”
(LA Times) standalone novel from the master of crime and suspense and author
of the forthcoming novel The Hunter. From the writer who “inspires cultic
devotion in readers” (The New Yorker) and has been called “incandescent” by
Stephen King, “absolutely mesmerizing” by Gillian Flynn, and “unputdownable”
(People) comes a gripping new novel that turns a crime story inside out. Toby
is a happy-go-lucky charmer who’s dodged a scrape at work and is celebrating
with friends when the night takes a turn that will change his life—he
surprises two burglars who beat him and leave him for dead. Struggling to
recover from his injuries, beginning to understand that he might never be the
same man again, he takes refuge at his family’s ancestral home to care for his
dying uncle Hugo. Then a skull is found in the trunk of an elm tree in the
garden—and as detectives close in, Toby is forced to face the possibility that
his past may not be what he has always believed. A spellbinding standalone
from one of the best suspense writers working today, The Witch Elm asks what
we become, and what we’re capable of, when we no longer know who we are. Read
more

Features:

Product Details:

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin Books; Reprint edition (July 30, 2019)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 528 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0735224641
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 43
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15 ounces
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.55 x 1.1 x 8.38 inches
• Best Sellers Rank: #42,340 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #994 in Murder Thrillers #2,734 in Literary Fiction (Books) #3,564 in Suspense Thrillers
• #994 in Murder Thrillers
• #2,734 in Literary Fiction (Books)