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Additional authors

1. Curtis, Howard, 1949-
2. Gregor, Katherine

Description

1. 369 pages; 23 cm

Summary

1. "The Italian region of Alto-Adige is the northernmost part of the county, bordering Switzerland and Austria. The majestic Dolomites mountain range encompasses the area creating stark, beautiful landscapes. But this place of beauty also hides an evil side. For within the shadows of the towering Dolomites' peaks, one man has forged a reign of terror. Since World War II, when he was only a boy, Herr Wegener has been entrenched in a black market crime organization. He is feared by all and controls everyone: politicians, police, and his wife Marlene. But Marlene has finally had enough ... Unable to take her husband's abuse and cruelty anymore, Marlene has reached her breaking point and goes on the run -- but not before stealing millions of lire worth of sapphires from Wegener's safe as well as his car. Marlene was a young woman when Wegener fell into her life by chance while she was working at a hotel to earn money for her family who still lives in a rural mountain town. He represented protection and sanctuary -- until she found out too late how he made his money. But no one escapes Wegener, and he will make sure Marlene pays for her betrayal. Wegener sends a notorious assassin to kill his wife -- an assassin known solely as The Trusted Man and who always gets the job done. Once he is given an assignment, he sees it through to the end no matter how difficult. Normally, this wouldn't be a problem for Wegener. But then one of his men discovers the one fact that would make him want Marlene alive. She's pregnant with his son ... With nightmarish villains and kind-hearted heroes, Sanctuary is a fairy tale-esque thriller that will leave readers racing through its pages to keep up with a cat and mouse game between a lunatic crime boss and his desperate, pregnant wife."--

Uniform title

1. Lissy. English

Alternative title

1. Lissy.

Subject

1. Organized crime
2. Runaway wives
3. Jewel thieves
4. Runaway wives > Fiction
5. Fiction
6. Jewel thieves > Fiction
7. Assassins > Fiction
8. Pregnant women > Fiction
9. FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense
10. Organized crime > Italy, Northern > Fiction
11. Thrillers (Fiction)
12. Northern Italy
13. FICTION / Mystery & Detective / International Crime & Mystery
14. FICTION / Horror

Genre/Form

1. Fiction.
2. Thrillers (Fiction)

Call number

1. JFE 20-6076

Note

1. "First published in Italian as Lissy by Einaudi/Stile Libero, Turin, 2017. First published in Great Britain in 2019 by MacLehose Press"--Title page verso.

Language (note)

1. In English, translated from the Italian.

Author

1. D'Andrea, Luca, 1979- author.

Title

1. Sanctuary : a novel / Luca D'Andrea ; translated from the Italian by Howard Curtis and Katherine Gregor.

Publisher

1. New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2020.

Copyright date

1. ©2020

Edition

1. First U.S. edition.

Type of content

1. text

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Language

1. In English, translated from the Italian.

Added author

1. Curtis, Howard, 1949- translator.
2. Gregor, Katherine, translator.

LCCN

1. 2020430193

ISBN

1. 9780062972125 (library edition)
2. 006297212X (library edition)
3. 9780062897008 (paperback)
4. 0062897004 (paperback)

Research call number

1. JFE 20-6076