419 - Hardcover

Will Ferguson

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1781855056 ISBN 13: 9781781855058

Publisher: Head of Zeus, 2013

Synopsis

A car tumbles through darkness down a snowy ravine. A woman without a name walks out of a dust storm in Africa. And in the seething heat of Lagos City, a criminal cartel scours the Internet, looking for victims.

Lives intersect. Worlds collide. And it all begins with a single email: 'Dear Sir, I am the daughter of a Nigerian diplomat, and I need your help...'

At once a chilling thriller about a lonely woman avenging her father's death and an epic portrait of morality and corruption across the globe, Will Ferguson's Giller Prize-winning novel plunges into the labyrinth of lies that is '419', the world's most insidious Internet scam.

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Review:

'As good a novel about the world in its entirety, from Canada to Nigeria, as I've seen in years, or will likely see in years to come. It stays with you, it makes you think, and it hurts' Gary Shteyngart.

'Sharp and unpredictable, full of surprising, wonderful characters. It isn't just clever – it's spectacular' Roddy Doyle.

'An elegant literary thriller ... 419 is immersive, neatly structured and full of smart dialogue and oblique insights' Guardian.

'A very clever book ... well constructed and compelling' The Sunday Herald.

'Compelling' The Times.

'An ambitious work about the complexities of reparative justice ... elegantly written and evocative of place' The Sunday Telegraph.

'The best and most detailed account of 419 scams I have ever seen ... I can see that this would, and probably will, make a powerful, sweeping moving. And the climax is worthy of any thriller' Financial Times.

'This epic and shocking tale of international corruption and revenge bites hard' Saga.

'A taut tale of internet deception' Vogue.

Book Description:

A stunning literary thriller from the 2012 winner of the Giller prize that asks, how far would you go for revenge?

About this edition

• Publisher: Head of Zeus
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1781855056
• ISBN 13: 9781781855058
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 432