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Death in Her Hands

By Ottessa Moshfegh
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Death in Her Hands by Ottessa Moshfegh follows an elderly widow named Vesta, who discovers a cryptic note during her walk in the woods suggesting that a woman named Magda was murdered. With no body or evidence, Vesta embarks on a speculative quest to solve this enigmatic mystery, which unravels her own reality and delves deep into themes of loneliness and imagination.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate a gripping psychological mystery that delves into the intricacies of the human mind. Its exploration of isolation and the blurred lines between reality and imagination creates a haunting narrative. This novel is perfect for readers who enjoy character-driven stories with a dark, introspective tone.

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From one of our most provocative literary talents, a novel of haunting metaphysical suspense.

This is a story about what might happen when a woman takes charge... A glorious visceral mystery - The Times

While on her daily walk with her dog in the woods near her home, Vesta comes across a chilling handwritten note: Her name was Magda. Nobody will ever know who killed her. It wasn't me. Here is her dead body.

Shaky even on her best days, Vesta is also alone, and new to the area, having moved here after the death of her husband. Her brooding about the note grows quickly into a full-blown obsession—who was Magda and how did she meet her fate?

From the Booker-shortlisted author of Eileen comes this razor-sharp, chilling and darkly hilarious novel about the stories we tell ourselves and how we strive to obscure the truth.

PRAISE FOR DEATH IN HER HANDS

Routinely hailed as one of the most exciting young American authors working today - Guardian

A new kind of murder mystery - New Yorker

Dark, devious - Observer

A fine line between shocking realism and the absurd - New Statesman

A brilliant off-kilter detective story - Evening Standard

A beautiful novel - Sunday Times

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Ottessa Moshfegh is celebrated for her originality and astute writing in Death in Her Hands, a novel that blends suspense and dark humour. Critics describe her work as transforming dirty realism into something both filthier and more beautiful, emphasising its precision and unique depravity. The book is noted for being more than just a murder mystery, with comparisons to the genius and cruelty of authors like Henry James and Vladimir Nabokov. It's praised for its exploration of a woman's empowerment and mastery in storytelling, likening Moshfegh to revered writers such as Ali Smith and Thoreau.

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ISBN: 9781529112344

Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 13 May 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vintage

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 126.0mm

Height: 195.0mm

Weight: 192g

Pages: 272

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Crime & Thriller Fiction General Fiction Horror & Supernatural Literary Fiction Ottessa Moshfegh Penguin Books

About the Author

Ottessa Moshfegh is a fiction writer from New England and the author of six books. Eileen was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award and won the PEN/Hemingway Award for debut fiction. My Year of Rest and Relaxation, Death in Her Hands and Lapvona were all New York Times bestsell-ers. She is also the author of the short story collection Homesick for Another World. She lives in Southern California.

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