From the acclaimed author of After the Crashโ โHarlan Coben fans will enjoy Bussiโsย .ย .ย . mystery with its intriguing characters and twisty conclusionโ (Library Journal).
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A fatal accident in the past, broken lives, family secretsย .ย .ย . Michel Bussi serves up a gripping thriller, set amid the beautiful scenery of Corsica.
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In the summer of 2016, Clotilde is spending her vacation in Corsica with her husband, Franck, and her teenage daughter, Valentine. It is the first time she has been back to the island since the car accident in which her parents and her brother were killed decades earlier. She was in the car too, but miraculously escaped with her life.
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This return plunges Clotilde back into the deepest recesses of her adolescence. She reacquaints herself with her paternal grandparents, Lisabetta and Cassanu, members of a powerful Corsican family that reigns over the island.
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When a mysterious letter, signed โPalmaโโClotildeโs motherโarrives, the truth about her family, her parentsโ death, and her childhood is called into question. Time Is a Killer is a voyage into the complexities of Corsican society, a compelling portrait of a womanโs awakening, and a masterfully executed novel of psychological suspense.
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โMichel Bussiโs writing always rings true. His crime novel is a bomb.โ โLe Parisien
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โMichel Bussiโs psychological crime novels are beyond masterful.โ โLe Figaro Littรฉraire
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โBathed in the perfumes and flavors of Corsicaย .ย .ย . Time Is a Killer will be read with bated breath until the final twist!โ โLe Magazine des Livres
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โDonโt open these books if you have anything more pressing to do.โ โElle (France)
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โGripping noir.โ โPublishers Weekly