by Iain Pears · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9782714444028
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«La chute de John Stone» is the historical mystery novel by Iain Pears, published by Belfond in paperback (606 pages, in French).
In 1909 London, Lord Ravenscliff, born John Stone, falls from his office window and dies. His widow, Elisabeth, commissions young journalist Matthew Braddock to find a hidden son of Stone. The plot crosses high finance, anarchist circles, and Elisabeth's past in 1890 Paris and her husband's Venice.
Originally published in English as «Stone's Fall» (2009), translated into French by Georges-Michel Sarotte. It was nominated for the Walter Scott Prize in 2010.
For readers of historical and mystery fiction with a financial backdrop.
Iain George Pears is an English art historian, novelist and journalist.
