The Truth About The Harry Quebert Affair by Joël Dicker

A difficult book to review. A book within a book. A crime novel about people, about relationships, about books. A love story, a bromance. All these things and more make up The Truth About The Harry Quebert Affair.
A book with a compelling core which had me hooked from the opening pages, its relentless twists and turns kept me guessing right to the end. A truly disturbing revelation about one of the main characters (don't worry, you'll find no spoilers here!) genuinely left my jaw on the floor and that doesn't happen often.
While the central characters were deftly written and nuanced, some of the background players were little more than caricatures, Marcus' publisher and mother for example. These niggles stop the book being a classic and that is a shame as it was an entirely enjoyable and satisfying read.

*A free e-ARC was provided by the publisher via netgalley.com in exchange for an honest review.

Published by Quercus Books with a release date of 01/05/14