{"product_id":"alex","title":"Alex (Un caso del comandante Camille Verhoeven 2)","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eNOT SUITABLE FOR SENSITIVE READERS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe second and formidable installment of the Commander Verhoeven series: the great novel that marked the beginning of Lemaitre's dazzling international career\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeveral years have passed since the serial killer case that forever altered his life, and Commander Camille Verhoeven has still not fully recovered when a new challenge once again involves him personally and professionally: Alex, a thirty-year-old woman, has disappeared. She is no ordinary woman, and Verhoeven, with no suspects or clues, must delve into the investigation of her personality to find her, while she agonizes in an abandoned warehouse. Every minute that passes could be her last. And he would never forgive himself.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe author of \u003ci\u003eVestido de novia\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIrène\u003c\/i\u003e once again shakes us with this chilling thriller, a diabolical and unpredictable plot that confirms him as the king of crime fiction. \u003ci\u003eAlex\u003c\/i\u003e catapulted Lemaitre to international fame, being acclaimed as the successor to Stieg Larsson; today his style is recognized as unique and unmistakable and he has a legion of followers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the best books of the year according to the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, in the process of being adapted for film, winner of the Dagger Award and the Livre de Poche Readers' Award for Crime Fiction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy the winner of the Goncourt Prize,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ethe European Crime Fiction Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eand the Best Novel Valencia Negra Prize,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ewith over half a million readers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCritics have said...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e«I avoid reading translated novels, but I read Pierre Lemaitre: a truly excellent thriller author.»\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen King\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e«Intrigue, measured tension, psychological precision and unease from the hand of another great author in French crime fiction.»\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCulturamas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e«Hard-hitting and chilling (woe betide those who can't stand rats!) and with good (and hateful) characters.»\u003cbr\u003eLilian Neuman, Cultura\/s, \u003ci\u003eLa Vanguardia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e«For those who enjoy the purest, high-level crime novel. It doesn't matter how trained the reader is, because every twist in the plot is unpredictable, cruel and devastating. The narrative technique of the author, creator of other delights such as \u003ci\u003eSee You Up There\u003c\/i\u003e, makes this thriller one of the essential books in any library.»\u003cbr\u003eMaría Oruña, \u003ci\u003eWoman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e«Lemaitre makes it impossible to sleep with this story acclaimed as a masterpiece.»\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTiempo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e«Fifty percent suspense, fifty percent investigation, one hundred percent magnificent.»\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLe Figaro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e«An original and engrossing ability to generate disbelief in the reader.»\u003cbr\u003eJury of the Crime Writers Association International Dagger Award\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e«Lemaitre is, right now, the best and most in-form French noir novelist, a guy capable of treading on the heels of the master (Banville) Black.»\u003cbr\u003eLaura Fernández, \u003ci\u003eEl Cultural\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e«The \"Verhoeven\" trilogy is read in one go and exudes a remarkable melancholy for an adorable minipolice and the human race in general. Don't miss it.»\u003cbr\u003eRamón de España, \u003ci\u003eEl Periódico de Catalunya\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pierre Lemaitre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43536102326520,"sku":"9788490624579","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/4897\/5608\/products\/alex-lemaitre-pierre-796093.jpg?v=1696461291","url":"https:\/\/ellector.com.pa\/es\/products\/alex","provider":"Librerías El Lector Panamá","version":"1.0","type":"link"}