The Adversary
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A True Story of Monstrous Deception
**SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**
On the Saturday morning of January 9, 1993, while Jean Claude Romand was killing his wife and children, I was with mine in a parent-teacher meeting…
With these chilling first words, acclaimed master of psychological suspense, Emmanuel Carrère, begins his exploration of the double life of a respectable doctor, eighteen years of lies, five murders, and the extremes to which ordinary people can go.
Discover the true story that is ‘beyond the imagination of even the best crime writer' (Sunday Times)
'A disturbing look at the dark side of human nature that is powerfully written and beautifully told' Louis Theroux
'Mesmerising' Sunday Telegraph
'Stunning' Evening Standard
'Unputdownable' Washington Post
'A masterpiece' New York Times
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Imprint: Vintage Digital
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Published: 06/07/2017
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ISBN: 9781473547858
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Length: 208 Pages
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RRP: £8.99
Reviews
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The story told here is truly beyond the imagination for even the best crime writer
Sunday Times
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The mesmerizing true crime tale of an apparently ordinary man whose life mutates in the space of a few blood-splattering hours from the realm of Renoir to that of Stephen King
People
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He’s the best kind of writer, not just a bestseller but a man who is not afraid to leave the comfort zone of his desk, go out into the world, take risks, and get his shoes dirty
Observer
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Unputdownable... Imagine a sleek, twenty-first century version of In Cold Blood
Washington Post
