With gorgeous prose, European glamour, and an expansive wanderlust, Christine Mangan'sThe Continental Affairis a daring literary caper that is quick on its feet and delightfully surprising.
Meet Henri and Louise. Two strangers, traveling alone, on the train from Belgrade to Istanbul. Except this isn't the first time they have met.
It's the 1960s and Louise is running. From her past in England, from the owners of the money she has stolenand from Henri, the person who has been sent to collect it. Across the Continentfrom Granada to Paris, from Belgrade to IstanbulHenri follows, desperate to leave behind his own troubles. The memories of his past life as a gendarme in Algeria that keep resurfacing. His inability to reconcile the growing responsibilities of his current criminal path with this former self.
But Henri soon realizes that Louise is no ordinary mark. As the train hurtles toward its final destination, Henri and Louise must decide what the future will holdand whether it involves one another.
Christine Mangan, bestselling author ofTangerine, returns with a tense and suspenseful train ride through Europe in the early 1960swith stolen money,secret lives, and damaged pasts.Christine Manganis the author of the national bestseller
Tangerineand
Palace of the Drowned. She has her Ph.D. in English from University College Dublin, with a focus on 18th-century Gothic literature, and an MFA in fiction writing from the University of Southern Maine. She lives in Detroit.
Praise forThe Continental Affair
NAMED MOST ANTICIPATED FICTION OF THE SUMMER BY THE NEW YORK POST AND CRIMEREADS
This cat-and-mouse tale is as glamorous as its title implies... [Mangan] captures time, place, and character with panache. The Washington Post
Mangan has quickly made a name for herself as a purveyor of international mystery with a dash of glamor.Sure
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