by Patrick Redmond · tapa dura · ISBN 9788422698067
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«El alumno» is the suspense and mystery novel by Patrick Redmond, published by Círculo de Lectores in hardback in Spanish.
In 1950s England, Jonathan Palmer, a teenager of humble origins, enters Kirkston Abbey, a boarding school for the children of the elite. Shy and out of place, he finds support in Richard Rokeby, a cold and calculating classmate. The friendship between them unleashes an unsettling dynamic that ends up disturbing their lives and those around them.
The action takes place in 1954 in Norfolk. The work was originally published in 1999; this Spanish edition appeared in 2002.
For readers of psychological thrillers and stories of British boarding schools with growing tension.
Patrick Redmond is an English author of psychological thrillers; typical themes include insanity, secrets and death. He attended Felsted School, then studied law at Leicester University and British Columbia in Vancouver. Before becoming a writer, he worked for eight years as a solicitor in London.
