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PublisherBitter Lemon Press

ISBN-101908524006

ISBN-139781908524003

eBay Product ID (ePID)114155814

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Book TitleEyes of Lira Kazan

Number of Pages367 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicEurope / France, Thrillers / Suspense, Thrillers / General, Satire

Publication Year2012

IllustratorYes

GenreTravel, Fiction

AuthorJudith Perrignon, Eva Joly

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.4 in

Item Weight9.4 Oz

Item Length7.7 in

Item Width5.2 in

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Reviews'The ring of authenticity pervades this book. Stories that surely come from the political coal-face create the complex plot...horribly realistic story by two women who know this dangerous world from the inside.' The Independent 'Moves along at a rattling pace.' Glasgow Herald 'An original and absorbing tale.' Literary Review

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal843.92

SynopsisNwankwo, head of financial investigations for the Nigerian government is in hiding in London. When he witnesses a series of killings that are clearly linked by financial and political interests he forms an alliance with fellow witnesses Felix, a junior prosecutor, and Lira, an investigative journalist. They are isolated, afraid and pursued by the oligarch's men, Western secret services and goons sent by Nigerian oil magnates. A fast-paced thriller set in the world of bubble-bursting finance with a dramatic denouement in Versailles., "Plot twists galore, relentless suspense and expert insights to satisfy anyone fascinated by today's financial crisis."--Culture TF1 From Lagos to London, by way of the Faroe Islands and St. Petersburg, an investigation turns deadly. The head of the Nigerian fraud squad is evacuated from Lagos by secret service operatives. Meanwhile a junior prosecutor in Nice probes the mysterious death of the wife of a powerful banker and a crusading journalist in St. Petersburg pursues a corrupt oligarch and his criminal business empire. The paths of all three cross in London, where they find themselves embroiled in violent events obviously linked to financial and political interests and hunted by the oligarch's men, the Western secret services, and goons sent by Nigerian oil magnates. A satirical, intelligent, and fast-paced thriller set in the world of high finance and low politics, The Eyes of Lira Kazan is co-written by Eva Joly and Judith Perrignon. Eva Joly is a prominent former prosecuting judge in Paris, France, and a candidate in the 2012 French presidential election. She is Norwegian born and this is her first novel. Judith Perrignon is a prize-winning essayist and the author of a number of historical and other literary works, including La nuit du Fouquet's avec Ariane Chemin . This is her second novel after the much lauded Les Chagrins , published in France in 2011.

LC Classification NumberPQ2670.O446