The Continental Affair

Hardback Published on: 03/08/2023
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Synopsis

With gorgeous prose, European glamour, and an expansive wanderlust, Christine Mangan's The Continental Affair is a fast-paced, Agatha Christie-esque caper packed full of romance and suspense.

Meet Henri and Louise. Two strangers, travelling alone, on the train from Belgrade to Istanbul. Except this isn't the first time they have met.

It's the 1960s, and Louise is running. From her past in England, from the owners of the money she has stolen and from Henri, the person who has been sent to collect it. Across the Continent from Granada to Paris, from Belgrade to Istanbul.

Henri follows. He's desperate to leave behind his own troubles and the memories of his past life as a gendarme in Algeria. But Henri soon realises that Louise is no ordinary traveller. As the train hurtles toward its final destination, Henri and Louise must decide what the future will hold and whether it involves one another.

Stylish and atmospheric, The Continental Affair takes you on an unforgettable journey through the twisty, glamorous world of 1960s Europe.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Bedford Square Publishers
  • ISBN: 9781915798046
  • Number of pages: 288
  • Dimensions: 214 x 156 mm
  • Languages: English

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The Continental Affair
Novel set in 1960s Spain, Paris, Belgrade, Istanbul
The author is truly skilled at creating a sense of place and evoking credible and colourful locations. This has already been evidenced in her previous nove... READ MORE
TripFiction
The Continental Affair
Intriguing
What a strange novel: not at all what I was expecting and certainly not dull. I found it engaging and intriguing, and curiosity kept me reading to the conc... READ MORE
Romany
The Continental Affair
Travelling to find, or lose, yourself?
In my late teens I spent a month travelling across Europe. It was an intoxicating experience of overnight trains and forming intense, but transient bonds w... READ MORE
Esther Steward
The Continental Affair
More literary than mystery
This is a beautifully written and very descriptive books set in Europe in the 1960’s. Told from the POV’s of the two main characters Henri and Louise and ... READ MORE
Lynda’s Book Reviews
The Continental Affair
Old fashioned glamour
Oozing old fashioned glamour, this is the cat and mouse story of Louise, who stumbles upon a small fortune, and Henri, who wants it back. I enjoyed the se... READ MORE
Catherine Tempany
The Continental Affair
Well Written Literary Thriller
Henri had escaped Algeria during the country’s battle for independence. He’d been a gendarme but the day he was called upon to question a man he’d known du... READ MORE
Andrew Smith
The Continental Affair
Stylish trip across 60s Europe
I really like the writing style of Christine Mangan and "The Continental Affair" is on point. Set in 1960s we follow the pursuit of Louise across Europe b... READ MORE
Mel Pretorius
The Continental Affair
A Brief Encounter?
I was taken in by the title, The Continental Affair and with it being set, for the major part, on a train. So it was with Rachmaninoff's piano concerto No.... READ MORE
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