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Winner of the Prix Roman France TélévisionsOn a hot and lazy sun-drenched afternoon, when one affluent family are at their most docile, most vulnerable, most ripe for the picking, a handsome stranger unexpectedly turns up, and lingers poolside. A master of the art of deception, Boris introduces himself as an old school friend of Philip, the feckless brother. No matter that Philip has been unreachable for days and yet to arrive for the summer holiday, Boris is welcomed with open arms. As the island's spectacular Bastille Day fireworks celebration looks ever nearer, and Philip's arrival feels increasingly imminent, Boris is embraced wholeheartedly into the family fold. No one seems to notice as he carefully exerts a powerful and sinister influence over them all...

WINNER OF THE PRIX LANDERNEAU DES LECTEURS 2018 Described as 'eerie and sensual' by The Guardian, Wild Dog tells the story of a young couple who discover dark secrets in the remote French countryside.'Reads like a modern fairy tale' New York Journal of Books  Franck and Lise, a French couple in the film industry, rent a cottage in the quiet hills of the French Lot to get away from the stresses of modern life.In this remote corner of the world, there is no phone signal. A mysterious dog emerges, looking for a new master. Ghosts of a dark past run wild in these hills, where a German lion tamer took refuge in the First World War … Franck and Lise are confronted with nature at its most brutal. And they are about to discover that man and beast have more in common than they think. A literary sensation in France, Wild Dog is a dark, menacing tale of isolation, human nature and the infinite savagery of the wild.

[A] deservedly award-studded delight  Strong Words Magazine‘A smart, scathing and bleakly funny cross of folk horror, satire and historical fiction’  Toronto Star ‘Reads like a modern fairy tale’ New York Journal of Books  'Eerie and sensual' The Guardian'So original, so beautifully done, and sinister and savage. I didn’t want it to end' Chris WhitakerFranck and Lise, a French couple in the film industry, rent a cottage in the quiet hills of the French Lot to get away from the stresses of modern life.In this remote corner of the world, there is no phone signal. A mysterious dog emerges, looking for a new master. Ghosts of a dark past run wild in these hills, where a German lion tamer took refuge in the First World War … Franck and Lise are confronted with nature at its most brutal. And they are about to discover that man and beast have more in common than they think. A literary sensation in France, Wild Dog is a dark, menacing tale of isolation, human nature and the infinite savagery of the wild.

Aurore ist eine bekannte Stylistin, Ludovic ein ehemaliger Landwirt, der bei anderen Schulden eintreibt. Sie haben nichts gemein, abgesehen von einem merkwürdigen Problem: Im Innenhof ihres Pariser Wohnhauses haben sich Raben eingenistet. Sie hat eine Heidenangst vor ihnen, während ihr leicht aufbrausender Nachbar schon wüsste, wie man sie loswerden könnte. Für die junge Frau, obgleich sie ihn einschüchtert und abschreckt, wird er die Vögel töten. Dieser erste Schritt führt das ungleiche Paar auf einen gefährlichen Weg, der es vom Gefühl der Komplizenschaft bis zur Liebesverwirrung aus seinem vernünftigen Alltag abdriften lässt.

A prize-winning bestseller in France, this is the unlikely love story of two lonely people in present-day Paris.