Andorra
Author: Peter Cameron
Desc: Alexander Fox former owner of an antiquarian bookstore in San Francisco journeys to a fictional Andorra a country both beautiful and perilous following an unspecified accident which has left his wife and daughter dead. Sun-splashed but oddly deserted Andorra affords a personal refuge to Fox until a series of strange events occur. A handsome promiscuous Australian couple one prominent Andorran family teasing socialites and dead bodies found floating in the harbor cast a shadow over Andorra's picture-postcard surface. An outsider Fox falls under suspicion of murder and endures a number of puzzling interrogations. Menacing locals and territorial policemen force Fox to contemplate a desperate escape from Andorra. Strong hardcover performance. * Outstanding reviews. * Excellent track record of Cameron's prior novel The Weekend in Plume.