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From the devious mind of New York Times bestselling author Joel Dicker --master of the plot twist--comes this gripping domestic thriller that transforms into an ambitious heist mystery involving a famed Geneva jewelry boutique. On July 2, 2022, two criminals set out to rob a jewelry shop in Geneva. But even with a foolproof plan, their "perfect" heist will prove far from uneventful. . . . Twenty days earlier, on a luxurious estate along the shores of Lake Geneva, Sophie Braun prepares to celebrate her fortieth birthday. Her life seems perfect: she has a fairytale marriage, two perfect children, and lives in a stylish modern mansion surrounded by lush forest. But her idyllic world is about to crumble. Her husband is becoming embroiled in petty schemes. Her neighbor, a policeman with a spotless reputation, is obsessed with her and spies on the most intimate moments of her life. Then, on her birthday, she receives a gift from a mysterious prowler that endangers her life. It will take many journeys into the past, far from Geneva, to unravel the origins of this diabolical plot from which no one will emerge unscathed, including readers. Told at a breathtaking pace, filled with nerve-jangling suspense, Wild Animal demonstrates once again why Joel Dicker--since the publication of The Truth About the Harry Quebert Case --reigns supreme as one of the most beloved contemporary mystery writers in the world today. Translated from the French by Robert Bononno
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"Wild Animal ticks with the precision of a well-crafted wristwatch." - Wall Street Journal
"Swiss novelist Dicker delivers a rollicking heist thriller centered on two couples with carefully concealed secrets... the climactic heist sequence is undeniably propulsive, and Dicker maintains tension with his use of multiple timelines. This entertains." - Publishers Weekly
"Thought-provoking with broad appeal . . . sure to resonate with fans of international literary thrillers such as Liane Moriarty's Big Little Lies and Christos Tsiolkas's The Slap" - Library Journal
"Like Dicker's other novels, Wild Animal is fast-paced, intense, and engrossing." - Elle
Praise for Joël Dicker
"Joël Dicker is a bright new star of suspense" - Lisa Gardner
"One of the world's most original voices in crime fiction." - A. J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window and End of Story
"Joël Dicker is an enormous talent" - Linda Fairstein
