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2010 Nominated

Diablerie

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ABOUT
THE BOOK

Ben Dibbuk is married to the beautiful Mona, has a lovely daughter and a well-paid job in NYC – but he’s been locked in this dream for more years than he can say.

But nothing can prepare Ben for his chance meeting with Star, a mysterious woman at a launch for the hip magazine Diablerie – because Star claims to share a gruesome secret that Ben just can’t remember.

Has Star spun a diabolical web of lies, or could it be that something terrible really did happen back in June 1979? Ben’s grip on the truth begins to falter, and the line between what really happened and what might have done becomes harder and harder to negotiate …

Walter Mosley, creator of sometime-fixer Easy Rawlins who appeared in classic thrillers such as Devil in a Blue Dress, and recently, the shocking deliciously scandalous Killing Johnny Fry, is one of former US president Bill Clinton’s favourite authors.

ABOUT
THE AUTHOR Walter
Mosley

Walter Mosley (born January 12, 1952) is a prolific American novelist best known for his crime fiction, particularly the Easy Rawlins series set in Los Angeles. A former computer programmer who began writing at 34, he has authored over 60 critically acclaimed books, including Devil in a Blue Dress, winning the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters in 2020

Walter Mosley (born January 12, 1952) is a prolific American novelist best known for his crime fiction, particularly the Easy Rawlins series set in Los Angeles. A former computer programmer who began writing at 34, he has authored over 60 critically acclaimed books, including Devil in a Blue Dress, winning the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters in 2020

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Country
United States
Original Language
English
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury

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