The Singer's Gun by Emily St. John Mandel - Fiction - Paperback

Details. Condition: Brand New. Format: Paperback. ISBN: 9781447280057. Publisher: Picador. Age Range: Adult (18+). Overview. The Singer's Gun is a taut, atmospheric thriller from Emily St. John Mandel, the New York Times bestselling author of Station Eleven. Following Anton Waker as he tries to escape the fallout of a shadowy family business, this novel weaves together crime, identity and the quiet devastation of compromised loyalty. Spanning Brooklyn, Montreal and the Italian coast, it is a literary suspense novel that rewards close attention, perfect for readers who love character-driven crime fiction with real emotional depth.. About the Book. Anton Waker has spent years quietly building a respectable life, distancing himself from the counterfeit document business he once ran with his cousin Aria. He has a new job, a fiancée, and an office with his name on the door. But a routine security check unravels the careful fiction he has constructed, and when his cousin calls in one final favour, Anton finds himself drawn back into a world he thought he had escaped, with a shipment to collect in Italy and a past that refuses to stay buried.. As Anton's double life begins to collapse, the novel widens to follow Alex Broden, a federal investigator tracking a people-smuggling operation, and Elena, a young woman caught up in events beyond her control. Moving between New York, Montreal and the Italian coastline, and shifting across different points in time, Mandel builds a quietly deva...