The Constant Gardener

Présentation de l'éditeur Tessa Quayle has been horribly murdered on the shores of Lake Turkana in Northern Kenya, the birthplace of mankind. Her putative African lover, a doctor with one of the aid agencies, has disappeared. Her husband, Justin, a career diplomat and amateur gardener at the British High Commission in Nairobi, sets out on a personal odyssey in pursuit of the killers and their motive. His quest takes him to the Foreign Office in London, across Europe and Canada and back to Africa, to the depths of South Sudan, and finally to the very spot where Tessa died. On his way Justin meets terror, violence, laughter, conspiracy and knowledge. But his greatest discovery is the woman he barely had time to love. Revue de presse a whodunnit with a difference, a story that holds your interest to the end...a splendid and highly believable tale. ( Torbay Weekender) his best book for years...a thrilling and thought provoking novel that burns with moral indignation and flays the evils of corporate greed. ( Writers' News) A sure-fire hit,' declares Ian Rankin. ( Independent) Besides being a first-rate thriller, The Constant Gardener is a touchingly melancholy study of love and loss. ( Writers' News) Biographie de l'auteur John le Carré was born in 1931. His third novel, THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD, secured him a wide reputation, which was consolidated by the acclaim for his trilogy, TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY, THE HONOURABLE SCHOOLBOY and SMILEY'S PEOPLE. His recent novels include his most autobiographical work, A PERFECT SPY, THE TAILOR OF PANAMA and SINGLE & SINGLE.