Woman of the Dead: Now a major Netflix drama
By (Author) Bernhard Aichner
Translated by Anthea Bell
Orion Publishing Co
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
12th July 2016
12th May 2016
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
833.92
Winner of The Crime Cologne Award 2015 (UK)
Paperback
272
Width 201mm, Height 134mm, Spine 21mm
244g
How far would you go to avenge the one you love
Blum has a secret buried deep in her past.She thought she'd left the past behind.But then Mark, the man she loves, dies.His death looks like a hit-and-run. It isn't a hit-and-run. Mark has been killed by the men he was investigating. And then, suddenly, Blum rediscovers what she's capable of...Kill Bill meets Dexter via The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, WOMAN OF THE DEAD is a wild ride of a thriller where the first stage of grief is revenge. And revenge is a dish best served bloody.One of the most arresting thrillers I've read for years. Hypnotic! Aichner plumbs the darkest depths of the human psyche in this compelling tale of a female undertaker. As a mother, Blum is touching and relatable. But as a vengeful wife determined to hunt down her husband's killers... Be afraid. Be very, very afraid - Lisa Gardner
An ironclad guarantee of sleepless nights - IndependentFast, edgy and gripping... full of quirks, with a conflicted heroine as killer at its heart. Do not miss it - Daily MailAn inventive, forceful, engrossing revenge thriller - The TimesBernhard Aichner was born in 1972 and lives in Innsbruck, Austria, where he works as an author and photographer. Aichner writes novels, audio plays and stage plays and has been awarded several literature prizes and scholarships for his works.
www.bernhard-aichner.at