The Detour
When a young man out walking with his dog injures himself and stumbles upon the remote farm rented by the mysterious Emilie, does he know what he is getting himself into? And what will happen when her husband and the policeman arrive?
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- Vintage Books
- Year
- 2012
- ISBN-13
- 9780099563679
- Genre
- FictionCrime & Thriller
- Topics
- Isolation and solitudeSecrets and identityEscape from the past
Awards
- International Dublin Literary AwardShortlistedMajor(2014)
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