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Going to the Dogs

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And anyway, who cares? All that matters is that the guy is dead, right?
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A hilarious and thrilling ride about the most unlikely of killers, by the award-winning and bestselling author, PIERRE LEMAITRE


''A really excellent suspense novelist'' Stephen King
''A total success'' Le Canard Enchainé
''Dark, very funny and completely unexpected'' Madame Figaro
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With Mathilde, there is never a stray bullet, her work is clean and neat. Tonight was an exception. A little whim. Obviously, she could have taken the shot from a distance, done less damage; obviously she could have made the hit with a single bullet. What can I say? I don''t know what came over me. This is what she will say if anyone asks. And anyway, who cares? All that matters is that the guy is dead, right?

1985. Paris. Sixty-three-year-old Mathilde Perrin is on another mission. A widow, mother and decorated hero of the Resistance, she is also a ruthless and skilled contract killer, and the most unlikely suspect. But tonight, something has changed. Mathilde is agitated, forgetful and impulsive - so much so that even Ludo, her loyal and long-suffering Dalmatian, has noticed a dangerous shift in her mood.

For Mathilde, retirement is not an option. And no superior, nor police detective nor meddling neighbour will stand in her way. But as Mathilde''s mind unravels and the bodies pile up, how long will it take before the killer herself becomes the target?


About the author

Pierre Lemaitre was born in Paris in 1951. He worked for many years as a teacher of literature before becoming a novelist.

He has won the Crime Writers' Association International Dagger three times, once alongside Fred Vargas, for Alex, and twice as sole winner for Camille and The Great Swindle. In 2013 The Great Swindle (published in French as Au revoir là-haut won the Prix Goncourt, France's leading literary award.

In addition to his Brigade Criminelle novels starring Commandant Camille Verhoeven, Lemaitre writes standalone thrillers including Blood Wedding.
Frank Wynne is an award-winning writer and translator. His previous translations include works by Virginie Despentes, Javier Cercas, Mathias Énard, Michel Houllebecq and Pierre Lemaitre. He chaired the jury of the 2022 Booker International. Most recently his translation of The Art of Losing won the 2022 Dublin Literary Award.

Summary

And anyway, who cares? All that matters is that the guy is dead, right?



A dark and thrilling ride about the most unlikely of killers, perfect for Tarantino fans, by the award-winning and bestselling author, PIERRE LEMAITRE


'A really excellent suspense novelist' Stephen King
'A total success' Le Canard Enchaîné
'Dark, very funny and completely unexpected' Madame Figaro
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With Mathilde, there is never a stray bullet, her work is clean and neat. Tonight was an exception. A little whim. Obviously, she could have taken the shot from a distance, done less damage; obviously she could have made the hit with a single bullet. What can I say? I don't know what came over me. This is what she will say if anyone asks. And anyway, who cares? All that matters is that the guy is dead, right?

1985. Paris. Sixty-three-year-old Mathilde Perrin is on another mission. A widow, mother and decorated hero of the Resistance, she is also a ruthless and skilled contract killer, and the most unlikely suspect. But tonight, something has changed. Mathilde is agitated, forgetful and impulsive - so much so that even Ludo, her loyal and long-suffering Dalmatian, has noticed a dangerous shift in her mood.

For Mathilde, retirement is not an option. And no superior, nor police detective nor meddling neighbour will stand in her way. But as Mathilde's mind unravels and the bodies pile up, how long will it take before the killer herself becomes the target?

Foreword

Going to the Dogs is a dark and thrilling ride marking the award-winning Pierre Lemaitre's triumphant return to crime thriller, with the most unlikely of killers.

Product details

Authors Pierre Lemaitre
Assisted by Frank Wynne (Translation), Wynne Frank (Translation)
Publisher Headline Book
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 25.02.2025
 
EAN 9781035421367
ISBN 978-1-03-542136-7
No. of pages 256
Dimensions 152 mm x 234 mm x 24 mm
Weight 320 g
Subjects Fiction > Narrative literature

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Humorous / General, FICTION / Classics, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), Fiction in translation, Humorous fiction, Fiction: general and literary, FICTION / World Literature / France / 20th Century, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary

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