About the series
Young and swiftly successful American writer Marcus Goldman, unable to find inspiration for his new book, travels to a small town to see his older colleague, teacher, and friend Harry Quebert. Harry suddenly finds himself at the center of a shocking scandal: he is accused of murdering his former lover, a minor named Nola, who was declared missing 33 years ago. To save his mentor from the death penalty, Marcus launches an investigation, immersing himself in incredible secrets of the past. An adaptation of the detective bestseller by Joël Dicker — a worldwide bestseller of 2012. Within its first few months, the print run in France approached a million copies, translation rights were bought by dozens of countries, and the book's twenty-seven-year-old author, Swiss writer Joël Dicker, received the Grand Prix du Roman from the Académie française and was also shortlisted for the Prix Goncourt and the Prix Femina.