Sophie Brown, a seductive beauty and successful lawyer, is preparing to celebrate her fortieth birthday. Her life seems perfect: she has a caring husband, well‑behaved children, and they live in an expensive house in a prestigious suburb of Geneva. But her flawless world begins to collapse. Her husband becomes entangled in petty schemes. A neighbor, a policeman with an impeccable reputation, is enchanted by her to the point of obsession. And a mysterious man has prepared for her a birthday gift that will turn her life upside down.
In the novel The Wild Beast, a captivating detective story combined with elements of a psychological thriller, Joël Dicker masterfully weaves a devilish intrigue and reminds us why, after the release of The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair, he became a literary phenomenon and captured the attention of millions of grateful readers.
