The Murder in Room 11

An expert in memory must uncover the truth about her family''s wartime past in this dazzling psychological thriller from the #1 international bestselling author of Anna O. Olivia Finn is a memory expert at Charing Cross Hospital in London. One night, she receives an urgent call from the police at the Hotel Lutetia on Paris''s famous Left Bank. Olivia''s French grandmother, Josephine Benoit, has appeared at the Lutetia in a distressed state claiming she once committed a murder in the hotel at the end of the Second World War. Traveling to Paris, Olivia finds her grandmother confused. But Josephine insists it is a recovered memory from the past. More disturbingly, hotel records show that a woman did die in that room of the Lutetia in 1945. Could her story really be true? As people start dying in the present day, Olivia is plunged into a race against time to uncover the truth about Josephine and what really happened all those years ago. Set among the glamorous streets of Paris, this addictive thriller asks: what if a memory could get you killed?

Autorentext

Matthew Blake is a novelist and screenwriter. His debut psychological thriller Anna O was a global number one bestseller and published in over 40 territories. It is being developed for the screen by Netflix.

Zusammenfassung

"An irresistible concept beautifully executed - certain to be one of the year's best thrillers." - Lee Child, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series, on Anna O

"A riveting, unsettling crime novel that will keep you turning pages well past your bedtime. Is Anna O a sleeping beauty or a sleeping killer? Matthew Blake's tension-filled thriller is as elusive and mysterious as sleep itself." - Nita Prose, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Maid and The Mystery Guest, on Anna O

"Like blockbusters such as The Maidens and The Girl on the Train." - Washington Post on Anna O

"An audacious, inventive mystery, a thriller of ideas, and-here's irony for you-a novel about sleep to keep you up late. Anna O reads like a dream but unsettles like a nightmare; the premise is original, the writing stylish, and the payoff unforgettable. You won't forget her name." - A. J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window, on Anna O