Author:Don DeLillo
'Think of two parallel lines. One is the life of Lee H. Oswald. One is the conspiracy to kill the President. What bridges the space between them? What makes a connection inevitable? There is a third line. It comes out of dreams, visions, intuitions, prayers, out of the deepest levels of the self.'
A troubled adolescent endlessly riding New York's subway cars, Lee Harvey Oswald enters adulthood believing himself to be an agent of history. This makes him fair game to a pair of discontented CIA operatives convinced that a failed attempt on the life of the US president will force the nation to tackle the threat of communism head on.
Libra is a gripping, masterful blend of fact and fiction, laying bare the wounded American psyche and the dark events that still torment it.
'An audacious blend of fiction and fact' The Times
An unparalleled trip into the heart of America
—— ObserverWonderful
—— GuardianEven with all the swirling contradictory data, this you feel is America, and the news starts here
—— Sunday TimesMonumental, DeLillo at his chilling best. Concentrates on the inner life of the people who shaped the Kennedy assassination. He constructs the very human faces behind a monstrous event, creating fiction which trespasses on reality
—— Time OutAn audacious blend of fiction and fact
—— The TimesAn intoxicating blend of intrigue, seduction, witchcraft and murder. The Poison Bed is beautifully told and impossible to put down
—— Karen PerryAn electrifying, brilliantly executed thriller
—— Woman & HomeGripping and fascinating. Fremantle is a master
—— Santa MontefioreWho is to blame? And will they get away with it? A rollicking read
—— HeatImmaculately detailed and atmospheric, this Jacobean mystery borrows from both the revenge tragedies and contemporary noir thriller to manipulate the reader. It is dark, clever and compulsive
—— Elizabeth Buchan , Daily MailA novel set in the court of James I that reopens the case of Robert and Frances Carr, aristocrats charged with killing a man who opposed their marriage. With skill and delicacy, Fremantle presents the period as a cabinet of curiosities
—— New York TimesExquisite. The reveal is terrifying
—— Toby ClementsA Jacobean Gone Girl! Dark and deeply satisfying, The Poison Bed is a tale of monstrous intrigue and murder
—— M J CarterA riveting tale that kept me reading into the night. Beautifully written and realised
—— Costa shortlisted Kate HammerA thoroughly compelling tale of sexually-charged intrigue and murder. Once started, impossible to put down
—— Minette WaltersA twisting tale of power, poison and intrigue. Historical fiction with the pull of a psychological thriller
—— Anna MazzolaFlawless. A sharp, well-constructed thriller, this is a book that will keep you on your toes
—— BookbagA toxic blend of glamour, intrigue and ambition
—— Andrew Taylor bestselling author of , The Ashes of LondonA seductive historical thriller. The Jacobean world leaps off the page in all its vivid, visceral glory
—— Kate RiordanBrilliant. Gripping and sexy and wholly transporting. Highly recommended.
—— Eve ChaseA riveting tale. I cannot recommend this highly enough
—— Alison WeirA great summer read. Fremantle weaves together documented fact with sensitively imagined fiction to create a novel that helps us understand a time and place better
—— National Public RadioA creepy and powerfully immersive retelling of one of the greatest scandals of the Jacobean court . . . The Poison Bed is unerringly addictive. Fremantle's writing has a dynamic quality and an immediacy that draws readers in, whether or not they're familiar with the material of the story
—— Marylebone JournalPraise for
—— The Girl in the Glass Tower'Fascinating and vividly drawn'
—— The Times ‘Book of the Month’'A top-notch literary thriller'
—— Daily Telegraph'Sharp, perceptive and dramatic'
—— Sunday Express'Beautifully written and completely engrossing'
—— HistoriaDelves into the darkness of obsessive love
—— Brighton On The InsideReaders of weary of domestic noir should pick up Our Kind of Cruelty, a splendidly written novel that gives the genre a shot in the arm … pacily written and hugely involving... I was gripped until the last pages.
—— Daily ExpressA nail-biting read that twists perceptions and plays havoc with your nerves
—— Women's OwnAn addictive psychological thriller
—— Nudge BookA taut, nasty thriller. I loved it!
—— India KnightCleverly shows the many facets of a complex human character, evoking sympathy, fear and anger all whilst shining a bright unforgiving light on how society views female sexuality.
—— Crime Review