The Singer's Gun

Emily St John Mandel author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Pan Macmillan

Publishing:20th Aug '26

£10.99

This title is due to be published on 20th August, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

The Singer's Gun cover

‘An eminently satisfying thriller’ - The Washington Post

The Singer’s Gun
is a taut and thrilling novel about identity and loyalty, and the things we are willing to sacrifice for love. From Emily St. John Mandel, the author of Station Eleven.


Anton has spent years constructing an honest life for himself. He and his cousin once undertook a dangerously risky criminal venture together - something he thought he’d left behind. But then a routine security check brings his past crashing back towards him.

His marriage and career in ruins, Anton finds himself in Italy with one last job from his cousin. But he has good reason to look over his shoulder. There is someone on his tail, and they are quickly getting closer . . .

‘Mandel’s talent is clearly visible from the get-go’ - LA Times

Part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature.

Mandel's talent is clearly visible from the get-go . . . The beauty of the novel is that its key truths are those the reader arrives at on his or her own, without the help of a straight-line narrative or a dominating perspective . . . We start with anxiety and end with it, thrumming in the background for us to listen in - or ignore, at both cost and reward * LA Times *
The Singer's Gun begins like a straightforward crime thriller . . . But Emily St. John Mandel's new novel is something far rarer than this classic noir opening suggests . . . an eminently satisfying thriller * Washington Post *
Mandel has a beautiful writing style * Independent on Sunday *
Brilliant * Boston Globe *
Mandel is an exuberant storyteller * New York Times *
In this intricate novel, her second after Last Night in Montreal, Mandel underscores the notion that everything in life comes with a price tag, and sometimes that cost is remarkably high. ... An intriguing and suspenseful read that will appeal to those who like mysteries * Library Journal *

ISBN: 9781035097944

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

272 pages