The Truth about the Harry Quebert Affair

Author(s): Joël Dicker

Location(s): New England

Genre(s): Fiction

Era(s): Modern looking back to 1975

Set in a fictional New England town….

August 30, 1975. The day of the disappearance. The day Somerset, New Hampshire, lost its innocence.

That summer, struggling author Harry Quebert fell in love with fifteen-year-old Nola Kellergan. Thirty-three years later, her body is dug up from his yard, along with a manuscript copy of the novel that made him a household name. Quebert is the only suspect.

Marcus Goldman – Quebert’s most gifted protégé – throws off his writer’s block to clear his mentor’s name. Solving the case and penning a new bestseller soon merge into one. As his book begins to take on a life of its own, the nation is gripped by the mystery of ‘The Girl Who Touched the Heart of America’.

But with Nola, in death as in life, nothing is ever as it seems.

Via Discover New England discover the world of Harry Quebert on the New England Coast: Set in a fictional New England seaside town, the international best seller The Truth About The Harry Quebert Affair is fast becoming a global phenomenon. The mystery by Swiss novelist Joël Dicker has already sold more than 2 million copies across Europe and has just been released in the UK, already being named as a Radio 2 Book Club ‘Book of the Week’. As well as being full of twists and turns, the novel powerfully evokes the unspoilt beaches, small-town charm and pristine trails of coastal New England, with much of the story taking place in the fictional town of ‘Somerset’, New Hampshire. Although Somerset is a composite archetypal New England town, there are plenty of real spots along the region’s coastline giving fans the chance to immerse themselves in the world of Harry Quebert. Read more here 

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