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WALT

Russell Wangersky

From critically acclaimed author Russell Wangersky, comes a dark, new psychological thriller.

At the heart of Russell Wangersky's latest novel is Walt, a grocery store janitor, who collects the discarded shopping lists that customers leave behind or toss away without thought.

Almost invisible to the people who pass him every day, the grocery lists he collects --- written on everything from cancelled cheques to mortgage statements to office stationary --- give him a personal hold over those who both ignore him and unwittingly disclose facets of their lives to him.

In his fifties, abandoned, he says, by his now-missing wife Mary, Walt is pursued by police detectives unsatisfied with the answers he's given about her disappearance.

When a new cold case squad is formed in St. John's to look into Mary's disappearance, detectives Dean Hill and Jim Scoville begin to realize that Walt may be involved in more than just his wife's disappearance. Meanwhile, Walt has begun to insert himself directly into the lives of the people whose grocery notes he's collected.

Set in modern-day Newfoundland, after reading Walt, you'll be sure to never let your shopping list fall to the floor again.

WALT
Du kennst ihn nicht, doch du stehst auf seiner Liste
Psychothriller
Deutsch von Frauke Czwikla
[Dromer Knaur: PB 08/16]
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Published 2014-09-01 by Spiderline / Anansi

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France: Presses de la Cité;

Walt is a brilliant Chinese-finger-trap of a book. The plainspoken narration draws you in and makes you feel at home, yet all the while Wangersky is cranking the thumbscrews, the grip tightening and tightening until you're left utterly breathless. Think The Silent Wife, think Gone Girl — that same sense of mounting menace, a feeling that things ain't quite right beneath the surface calm. You can read this book in one sitting but I guarantee it'll stay with you for years." — Craig Davidson, author of Cataract City

Meet Walt. Obsessed with shopping lists he picks up in the supermarket where he works, and the women they lead him to. Possibly a stalker. Possibly a peeping Tom. Possibly a murderer. Russell Wangersky's fine novel takes you into the mind of a character you're not likely to forget in a hurry and to places beyond your comfort zone. It's all done with great style, economy and dollops of dark humour that make it a joy to read and difficult to put down. — Peter Robinson, author of the Inspector Banks series