Présentation de l'éditeur
Burned out and working the weekend night shift, Caroline Mabry is confronted with the arrival of an apparently unstable but charming derelict who announces he wants to confess to a murder. At first she dismisses him as a nutcase. But when she realizes he is none other than former wunderkind politician Clark Mason, she agrees to let him write out his confession. Nineteen hours later, with Mason still feverishly writing, Caroline finds herself scrambling to investigate his long, progressively darker and more sinister tale.
Revue de presse
Jess Walter has just about lapped the field with his superior first novel OVER TUMBLED GRAVES. The suspense and surprises are terrific, but best of all are the characters he has managed to create. (
James Patterson)
A home run off the first pitch...a tremendous debut, full of pace and tension and unexpected twists, but also full of depth and quiet intelligence that together lift it head and shoulders above the pack. (
Lee Child on Over Tumbled Graves)
A most accomplished debut. (
Sunday Telegraph on Over Tumbled Graves)
'Walter renders his blind land with a clear-eyed, compassionate vision. (
Kirkus Reviews)
An exceptional crime novel that transcends the mystery of crime and takes a courageous look at an even more profound mystery- the mystery of what it takes to continue living. As Jess Walter probes the nature of evil and its impact, he challenges his readers to reconsider their own complexity. Totally absorbing. (
Ursula Hegi on Over Tumbled Graves)
Biographie de l'auteur
Jess Walter is the writer of the highly acclaimed novel Over Tumbled Graves which was a New York Times notable book for 2001. He is also the co-author on Christopher Darden's number one bestseller In Contempt and wrote the non-fiction book Every Knee Shall Bow. Walter lives in Spokane with his family.
