The adversary : a true story of murder and deception

Carrere, Emmanuel, 1957-2017

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The shocking true story of a respectable doctor, 18 years of lies, and five murders that took place in France during the early 1990s. 'The Adversary' reveals the extremes to which ordinary people can go. THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWATERSTONES NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTHON THE SATURDAY MORNING OF JANUARY 9, 1993, WHILE JEAN CLAUDE ROMAND WAS KILLING HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN, I WAS WITH MINE IN A PARENT-TEACHER MEETING...With these chilling first words, acclaimed master of psychological suspense, Emmanuel Carrre, begins his exploration of the double life of a respectable doctor, eighteen years of lies, five murders, and the extremes to which ordinary people can go.'As a writer, Carrre is straight berserk; as a storyteller he is so freakishly talented, so unassuming in grace and power that you only realize the hold he's got on you when you attempt to pull away... You say: True crime and literature? I don't believe it. I say: Believe it' Junot Daz'Mesmerising' Sunday Telegraph'Stunning' Evening Standard'Unputdownable' Washington Post'A masterpiece' New York Times