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A soldier with no name looking for a man that no one has ever seen. A student with a past she can''t remember. And a husband who is a loving father... or a ruthless despot. When Vigo Lechkov, president of the Democratic Republic of Kazakhstan, is murdered, returns his twin brother Daniel after twenty years back to the homeland for the funeral. But it soon turns out Daniel and his wife Michelle the former Soviet state not be able to leave. There is great unrest in the country, where in the eastern part the call for independence sounds louder and louder in the capital some oligarchs want to finally settle with the Lechkov family. Since the breakup of the Soviet Union, Daniels family ruled Kazakhstan with an iron fist. Now Vigo is dead, Daniel would be supposedly free elections to become the new president elected. This is the last thing Daniel wants, but when there is a coup and the Russian Secret Service and the CIA get involved, he understands that he is caught in a deadly web. In a world where fake news, big data and social media are the serve, three people go in search of the truth. And everything revolves around that one mythical figure: THE MAN WITH THE THOUSAND FACES
About the author
Lex Noteboom (b. 1987) studied modern history at the University of Amsterdam. After his studies, he worked as a brand strategist for various advertising agencies while writing the science fiction thriller The Deca Tapes, which was released as an audio drama podcast. The Deca Tapes was nominated for a Webby Award and won the biggest award for digital creativity in Europe: a Lovie Award. Domestically, the podcast was nominated for BNR's Dutch Podcast Award. The Man With a Thousand Faces is his debut thriller and also his first Dutch language story. It was received very well in the press and was nominated for best Dutch Thriller debut of the year.
