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Jola is a beautiful and privileged soap star who wants very much to be taken seriously; her partner Theo is a middle-aged author with writers’ block. In an attempt to further her career, Jola is determined to land the lead role in a new film about underwater photographer and model Lotte Hass.To improve her chances, the couple travel to Lanzarote and hire diving instructor Sven, paying him a large sum for exclusive tuition. Sven is meticulously planning his most ambitious expedition yet – to an untouched wreck 100 metres down on the ocean floor. Diving calls for a cool head and, as a sinister love triangle develops, events rapidly get out of hand. But whose story do we trust – Sven’s or Jola’s?Deliciously claustrophobic, smart, and unrelentingly intense, this psychological thriller with shades of Patricia Highsmith will leave readers gasping for air.

Additional information

Weight 0.291 kg
Dimensions 2 × 13.5 × 21.6 cm
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Format

Paperback

Language

Pages

272

Publisher

Year Published

2014-5-1

Imprint

Publication City/Country

London, United Kingdom

ISBN 10

1846557550

About The Author

Juli Zeh was born in 1974 and lives in Brandenburg. She studied International Law, has worked with the UN in New York, and completed her studies in Creative Writing. Juli has won numerous awards, including the German Book Prize, the international Per Olov Enquist Award and the French Prix Cévennes for Best European Novel. One of Europe's best young writers, her work has been translated into thirty languages.

Review Quote

Zeh's award-winning thriller climaxes with a scene of splendid drama

Other text

Deftly translated by John Cullen… Zeh plays with our expectations throughout… Like The Method, this is a story about obsession – this time with status, looks, and celebrity culture