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The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair

La Vérité sur l'affaire Harry Quebert

Joël Dicker (born 1985)

Translated by Sam Taylor

English editions

In English

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In spring 2008 Marcus Goldman, a young bestselling novelist, is stuck with writer's block when his mentor Harry Quebert, a revered author, is charged with killing Nola Kellergan, a fifteen-year-old he allegedly loved in 1975. Sure Harry is innocent, Marcus heads to New Hampshire to investigate. Under threat, he must find out who killed Nola, what happened that summer, and how to write a hit.

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About the book

Form
Novel
Length
669 pages in the original
Genres
Crime (assigned by AI)
Set in
United States, 1975, 2008
First published
2012 by Éditions de Fallois / L'Âge d'Homme
Author's age
27 when first published
ISBN

9782877068161 (original)

9780143126683 (Penguin Books, United States)

9781848663251 (MacLehose Press, United Kingdom)

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