{"title":"Paolo Maurensig","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaolo Maurensig\u003c\/strong\u003e crafts tales that blend intricate plots with a haunting atmosphere, drawing readers into worlds where mystery and human nature intertwine. His works, such as \u003cem\u003eA Devil Comes to Town\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eTheory of Shadows\u003c\/em\u003e, explore the shadows lurking beneath ordinary lives, weaving suspense and psychological depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSet across richly detailed settings, Maurensig’s novels straddle \u003cem\u003eGeneral Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eCrime \u0026amp; Thriller\u003c\/em\u003e, offering thoughtful narratives that engage both the intellect and the senses. Readers can expect stories that unfold slowly but memorably, revealing the unexpected in the darkest corners of the human experience.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"a-devil-comes-to-town-by-paolo-maurensig-9781642860139","title":"A Devil Comes to Town","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWild rabies runs rampant through the woods. The foxes are gaining ground, boldly making their way into the village.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn Dichtersruhe, an insular yet charming haven stifled by the Swiss mountains, these omens go unnoticed by all but the new parish priest. The residents have other things on their mind: Literature. Everyone's a writer - the nights are alive with reworked manuscripts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSo when the devil turns up in a black car claiming to be a hot-shot publisher, unsatisfied authorial desires are unleashed and the village's former harmony is shattered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTaut with foreboding and Gothic suspense, Paolo Maurensig gives us a refined and engaging literary parable on narcissism, vainglory, and our inextinguishable thirst for stories in \u003cem\u003eA Devil Comes to Town\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47604898070764,"sku":"9781642860139","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781642860139-a-devil-comes-to-town.jpg?v=1778115114"},{"product_id":"theory-of-shadows-by-paolo-maurensig-9781250310316","title":"Theory of Shadows","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the morning of March 24, 1946, the world chess champion Alexander Alekhine was found dead in his hotel room in Estoril, Portugal. He was fully dressed and wearing an overcoat, slumped back in a chair, in front of a meal, a chessboard just out of reach. The doctor overseeing the autopsy certified that Alekhine choked on a piece of meat, maintaining that there was no evidence of suicide or foul play.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSome, of course, have commented that the photos of the corpse look suspiciously theatrical. Others have wondered why Alekhine would have sat down to his dinner in a hot room while wearing a heavy overcoat. And what about the rumours concerning Alekhine's anti-Semitic activities during World War II? Is it true that his homeland, Russia, considered him a traitor, as well as a possible threat to the new generation of supposedly superior Soviet chess masters?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith the atmosphere of a thriller and the insight of a poem, Paolo Maurensig's \u003cem\u003eTheory of Shadows\u003c\/em\u003e leads us through the life and death of Alekhine: not so much trying to figure out whodunit as using the story of one infuriating and unapologetic genius to tease out \"that which the novel alone can discover.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor readers of Laurent Binet's \u003cem\u003eHHhH\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48244644118764,"sku":"9781250310316","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781250310316-theory-of-shadows-1.jpg?v=1788007643"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/paolo-maurensig.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}