by Simon Beckett · Rowohlt Taschenbuch · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783499248863
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«Obsession» is the thriller by Simon Beckett, published by Rowohlt Taschenbuch in paperback (413 pages, in German).
After the sudden death of his wife, photographer Ben is left to care for Jacob, her autistic son. While tidying the house, he discovers a secret about the boy's origins that leads him to seek out his biological parents, an investigation that unleashes a spiral of obsession and danger.
The work was originally published in English as «Owning Jacob» in 1998, and this German edition is translated by Andree Hesse. It is part of the rororo Taschenbücher collection, no. 24886.
It is a work aimed at readers of psychological thrillers and suspense centered on family secrets and parent-child relationships.
Simon Beckett is a British journalist and author. His books, in particular the crime series around forensic anthropologist Dr David Hunter, have sold 21 million copies worldwide, and have had particular success in Germany and Scandinavia.
