NOVEMBER 24, 2004
The day of the tragedy. The end of a brotherhood.
The Baltimore Boys. The Goldman Gang. That was what they called Marcus Goldman and his cousins Woody and Hillel. Three brilliant young men with dazzling futures ahead of them, before their kingdom crumbled beneath the weight of lies, jealousy and betrayal. For years, Marcus has struggled with the burdens of his past, but now he must attempt to banish his demons and tell the true and astonishing story of the Baltimore Boys.
The stunning new novel from the author of the global bestseller, The Truth about the Harry Quebert Affair
Translated from the French by Alison Anderson
"Sweeping, clever, heartbreaking and memorable. The perfect summer read" - Grazia
"Veers between nostalgia for what could have been and regrets for what can never be. Captivating and beautifully conceived" - Elle
"
A striking insight into America's weird class system, and a moving
story of brotherhood and family rivalry
" - The Times
"A literary phenomenon" - Figaro
"Once again, Dicker brilliantly combines all the elements that first enticed his legions of readers" - Le Point
"Immense and detailed . . . The backstory is all-consuming and will not let you skip a single paragraph" - Independent
"Joël Dicker really knows how to tell a great story" - Valeurs Actuelles
"The Dicker who wrote The Truth about the Harry Quebert Affair was a magician, a juggler. The Dicker of The Baltimore Boys has no need of such tricks. He is not just a good writer, he is a great writer" - Corriere della Serra
"A titan of a novel. Nabokovian. Highly recommended" - El Cultural de El Mundo
"A new masterstroke from Joël Dicker. The ace up his sleeve" - Culturebox
"My goodness, this Joël Dicker can really spin a yarn" - Tribune de Genève
"Really compelling. A multi-layered family saga that behaves like a thriller" - Frankfurter Neue Presse
"A novel with the power to enthral its readers and whose characters will remain fixed in your memory" - ORF
"A top-class literary thriller that smoothly outclasses its rivals" - The Times on The Truth about the Harry Quebert Affair
"It's like 'Twin Peaks' meets Atonement meets In Cold Blood - the French thriller everyone is talking about" - Daily Telegraph on The Truth about the Harry Quebert Affair
"An expertly realised, addictive Russian doll of a whodunit" - Daily Mail on The Truth about the Harry Quebert Affair
"The book of the year" - Simon Mayo on The Truth about the Harry Quebert Affair
