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Author:

Laurain, Antoine, author.

Title:

The readers' room / Antoine Laurain ; translated by Gallic Books (Jane Aitken/ Emily Boyce/ Polly Mackintosh).

Publisher:

Gallic Books,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

172 pages ; 22 cm

Subject:

Publishers and publishing--Paris--Paris--Fiction.
Women editors--Fiction.
Books and reading--Fiction.
Amnesiacs--Fiction.
Murder--Investigation--Paris--Paris--Fiction.
Paris (France)--Fiction.

Other Titles:

Service des manuscrits. English

Notes:

First published in France as Le service des manuscrits by Flammarion.

Summary:

"When the manuscript of a debut crime novel arrives at a Parisian publishing house, everyone in the readers' room is convinced it's something special. And the committee for France's highest literary honour, the Prix Goncourt, agrees. But when the shortlist is announced, there's a problem for editor Violaine Lepage: she has no idea of the author's identity. As the police begin to investigate a series of murders strangely reminiscent of those recounted in the book, Violaine is not the only one looking for answers. And, suffering memory blanks following an aeroplane accident, she's beginning to wonder what role she might play in the story ... "--Publisher description.

ISBN:

1910477974
9781910477977
1910477966
9781910477960

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1139640175

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

DBPE173 -- Clear Lake Public Library (Clear Lake)

CDPF771 -- Clive Public Library (Clive)

CUPC586 -- Columbus Junction Public Library (Columbus Junction)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)