Lawrence Osborne

Children of Wolves (eBook, ePUB)

A Novel

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

From the author of The Ballad of a Small Playernow a Netflix film starring Colin Farrell and Tilda Swinton a thrilling tale of manipulation and deceit about an American private investigator who travels to Turkey to track down the daughter of a wealthy family, unwittingly setting off a sinister plot. Four children from wealthy families are sent to a strict prestigious boarding school for troubled teenagers. Haunted by the horrors they experience, they vow to disrupt the status quo by all means necessary. Years later, Tyler is a private investigator with a failing career who has been hired by petrochemical billionaire James Arthur Knight Jr. to find his run-away daughter, Chana. At a seaside hotel in Turkey, he finds Chana lounging with her three wealthy friends and living with a fake name. Enthralled by Chana's shyness and elegance, Tyler decides to keep his discovery to himself, accepting Mr. Knight's payments while feeding him elusive information and partying with Chana and her friends over wine and raki. One night, when Tyler lets slip his relationship with the American consul, Chana lights up with interest and asks if he can orchestrate a meeting. With a backdrop of of glitzy ex-pat parties, diplomatic galas, and the gritty underworld of Istanbul, Chana conjures a plot involving the consul that sets into motion a dark chain of events.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Simon + Schuster LLC
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. August 2026
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781668226490
• Artikelnr.: 75711273

Autorenporträt

Lawrence Osborne is a critically acclaimed novelist, journalist, and screenwriter based in Bangkok. He is the author of eight novels, including Ballad of a Small Player, Beautiful Animals, and The Forgiven, which was adapted into a film starring Ralph Fiennes and Jessica Chastain. Osborne is one of only three contemporary novelists commissioned to write a new Philip Marlowe novel, Only to Sleep, which was a finalist for the Edgar Award. In the past decade, four of his novels have been New York Times Notable Book selections and chosen as Best Books of the Year by The Economist, The Guardian, The New Yorker, NPR, The New York Times, and The Washington Post.