The Adversary: A True Story of Monstrous Deception by Emmanuel Carrère

The Adversary: A True Story of Monstrous Deception

Emmanuel Carrère

208 pages first pub 1999 (editions)

nonfiction biography true crime dark tense medium-paced

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On the Saturday morning of January 9, 1993, while Jean Claude Romand was killing his wife and children, I was with mine in a parent-teacher meeting…With these chilling first words, acclaimed master of psychological suspense, Emmanuel Carrère, begi...

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dark 90%
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sad 38%
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mysterious 25%
challenging 22%
adventurous 3%

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