ARGONAUT BOOKS

This psychological thriller is set in the winter snows of a Swedish hamlet. A strange young woman inveigles herself into the life of an elderly children's illustrator who lives alone in the woods. But why is she doing this? And who ultimately is deceiving whom? By the time the snow thaws both their lives have changed irrevocably. Reviews I loved this book. It's cool in both senses of the word, understated yet exciting. When I finished it I read it all over again. The characters still haunt me.Ruth RendellThe True Deceiver glitters with the kind of sharpness that might ju...Read More