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After the Crash

After the Crash

Paperback Published on: 27/08/2015
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After the Crash
Fantastic!
I thought this book was absolutely fantastic! I could not put it down I read it in one sitting! In 1980, an airliner crashes in the French Alps with the o... READ MORE
Gemma at Elgin
After the Crash
All I can say is: READ IT. I guarantee you won’t regret it.
After The Crash is a phenomenal novel. In fact I have gone so far as to say it is the best crime novel I have read this year so far and my goodness it is g... READ MORE
Laura at Canterbury
After the Crash
Eighteen years to solve the mystery
Gripping from the first chapter, this has kept me guessing for most of the day. It's been a while since I've raced through an entire thriller quite so quic... READ MORE
Val Browning at Kings Lynn
After the Crash
A great read!
A great read! From the very start this book had me hooked - I really wanted to keep reading to find out what would happen. I didn't guess the ending and I ... READ MORE
Victoria at Ballymena
After the Crash
A must read!
Fantastic - from the very first chapter I was hooked. The story starts in 1980 and then moves forward to 1998, the flashbacks are told in the form of a det... READ MORE
Chrys - Plymouth
After the Crash
One of the best of 2015
I've recently mentioned this on another review but I’m trying to reserve my 5 star reviews for those odd books you read throughout the year that are stando... READ MORE
Catriona at Waterstones Head Office
After the Crash
After The Crash Michel Bussi
Gripping Read Pacy thriller makes you change your sympathies throughout. A great idea and gripping book that remains with your after you've closed it. Hod... READ MORE
Susan Hodges Figgis
After the Crash
Entertaining and enjoyable
While this book is not an outstanding piece of literature, it is a highly entertaining and enjoyable read. Yes, there are flaws, however that didn't detrac... READ MORE
Emma Smith at Bedford
After the Crash
Great twist
Very good French psychological thriller with an unseen twist at the end. Although you can kind of see it coming a out 30 pages from the end
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Synopsis

On the night of 22 December 1980, a plane crashes on the Franco-Swiss border and is engulfed in flames. 168 out of 169 passengers are killed instantly.

The miraculous sole survivor is a three-month-old baby girl. Two families, one rich, the other poor, step forward to claim her, sparking an investigation that will last for almost two decades. Is she Lyse-Rose or Emilie?

Eighteen years later, having failed to discover the truth, private detective Credule Grand-Duc plans to take his own life, but not before placing an account of his investigation in the girl's hands. But, as he sits at his desk about to pull the trigger, he uncovers a secret that changes everything - then is killed before he can breathe a word of it to anyone...

'A novel so extraordinary that it reminded me of reading Stieg Larsson for the very first time. Bussi's novel brings with it the same thrill of discovering a truly original voice. It is one of the most remarkable books I've read in a long time; Bussi breaks every rule in the book, but I doubt I'll read a more brilliant crime novel this year' Sunday Times

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
  • ISBN: 9781780227320
  • Number of pages: 416
  • Dimensions: 199 x 133 x 25 mm
  • Weight: 292g
  • Languages: English

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After the Crash
Utterly compelling
The premise of this novel draws you in instantly. Not a whodunnit, but a who is she? Bussi's talent for storytelling leaves you itching to read on to the r... READ MORE
Matt Garland
After the Crash
Good
Worst Good
Melvnm Nasim
After the Crash
Disappointing
Really liked the premise of this novel but found the execution of the plot disappointing. For me, the main character, Marc, came across as a demanding bull... READ MORE
Sam Currie
After the Crash
After the Crash
The most boring and tiresome book I have read in a very long time. As a sedation it ticked all of the boxes.
Minkie
After the Crash
Absolutely thriller of the year
Once hearing this book was named 'thriller of the year' I thought I'd try it out for myself and I have to say I agree 100% with this statement. Keeps you g... READ MORE
Ellice Arblaster
After the Crash
after the crash
well thought out plot
don aitchison
After the Crash
Brilliantly conceived mystery.
I have a new favourite lunatic.....Malvina de Carville, she is mad, bad and wonderfully funny! This novel is superbly put together and will leave readers... READ MORE
Nocturnal bibliophile
After the Crash
A sleek, intelligent and gripping thriller...
It is difficult to categorise this novel. It is part-thriller, part-mystery, part-family drama, part-moral dilemma. In a time before DNA testing, what d... READ MORE
D J Smith
After the Crash
Big disappointment
I was so disappointed with this book. The plot was ridiculous, the characters were flimsy and one dimensional. I felt the description of his female charact... READ MORE
Elizabeth Day
After the Crash
Could not put it down for a second................
Loved it, Loved It, loved it.....................initially was sceptical about buying it as I am not one for thrillers BUT I LOVED IT. It turned out to be... READ MORE
Alia Majid
After the Crash
Worth a read
A bit slow at first but a pretty amazing pay off, definitely worth a read. Only criticism is the ending seems a little rushed, but not enough to ruin the s... READ MORE
Mollie Tough
After the Crash
Expected much more
The opening paragraphs are very dramatic and enticing, in that they set the scene for what is to follow. I would describe it as a page turner and it is ce... READ MORE
Ian C
After the Crash
After The Crash
After a good first fifty pages, the pace of the plot slows and by two thirds through the book is completely rubbish. The story is all over the place, sub ... READ MORE
Paul Cory