Nothing is as fragile as the memory of a child...
Malone, a child barely four years old, starts to claim that his mother isn't his real mum. It seems impossible: his mother has birth certificates, photos of him as a child and even the paediatrician confirms this is her child.
The school psychologist is the only one who believes him. Desperate to find out the truth, he approaches Marianne Augresse, a police captain with better things to do with her time: hot on the heels of a a major criminal, she doesn't think the wild fantasies of a child are something she should worry about.
But what if she's wrong?
PRAISE FOR MICHEL BUSSI
'One of France's most ingenious crime writers' Sunday Times
'A dazzling, unexpected and haunting masterpiece' Daily Mail
'Bussi cleverly breaks all the perceived rules of plotting in a story containing riddles within riddles: stunning' Daily Express
'Outrageously entertaining' The Times
'A tantalising story that wraps the reader in myriad enigmas - utterly spellbinding' Daily Mail
'Agatha Christie updated and then cranked up to 11: a blast' Shots Magazine
A HEART-STOPPING, VISCERAL THRILLER FROM THE MASTER OF THE KILLER TWIST.
A child claims his mother is an imposter - but only one person believes him.
Michel Bussi is the author of many bestselling novels, including AFTER THE CRASH, BLACK WATER LILIES, and NEVER FORGET.
He is one of the most succesful French authors of all time, with millions of copies sold internationally and over a quarter of a million copies in the UK alone.
Nothing is as fragile as the memory of a child...
Malone, a child barely four years old, starts to claim that his mother isn't his real mum. It seems impossible: his mother has birth certificates, photos of him as a child and even the paediatrician confirms this is her child.
The school psychologist is the only one who believes him. Desperate to find out the truth, he approaches Marianne Augresse, a police captain with better things to do with her time: hot on the heels of a a major criminal, she doesn't think the wild fantasies of a child are something she should worry about.
But what if she's wrong?
PRAISE FOR MICHEL BUSSI
'One of France's most ingenious crime writers' Sunday Times
'A dazzling, unexpected and haunting masterpiece' Daily Mail
'Bussi cleverly breaks all the perceived rules of plotting in a story containing riddles within riddles: stunning' Daily Express
'Outrageously entertaining' The Times
'A tantalising story that wraps the reader in myriad enigmas - utterly spellbinding' Daily Mail
'Agatha Christie updated and then cranked up to 11: a blast' Shots Magazine
A HEART-STOPPING, VISCERAL THRILLER FROM THE MASTER OF THE KILLER TWIST.
A child claims his mother is an imposter - but only one person believes him.
Michel Bussi is the author of many bestselling novels, including AFTER THE CRASH, BLACK WATER LILIES, and NEVER FORGET.
He is one of the most succesful French authors of all time, with millions of copies sold internationally and over a quarter of a million copies in the UK alone.
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