Will Ferguson takes readers deep into the labyrinth of lies that is " 419," winner of the 2012 Scotiabank Giller Prize. A car tumbles through darkness down a snowy ravine. A woman without a name walks out of a dust storm in sub-Saharan Africa. And in the seething heat of Lagos City, a criminal cartel scours the Internet, looking for victims. Lives intersect. Worlds collide. And it all begins with a single email: " Dear Sir, I am the daughter of a Nigerian diplomat, and I need your help" When Laura Curtis, a lonely editor in a cold northern city, discovers that her father has died because of one such swindle, she sets out to track down-- and corner-- her father' s killer. It is a dangerous game she' s playing, however, and the stakes are higher than she can ever imagine. Woven into Laura' s journey is a mysterious woman from the African Sahel with scars etched into her skin and a young man who finds himself caught up in a web of violence and deceit. And running through it, a dying father' s final words: " You, I love."
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“As good a novel about the world in its entirety, from Canada to Nigeria, as I’ve seen in years, or will likely see in years to come. It stays with you, it makes you think, and it hurts.”
— Gary Shteyngart, New York Times bestselling author of Super Sad True Love Story
“419 is sharp and unpredictable, full of surprising, wonderful characters. It isn’t just clever –it’s spectacular.”
— Roddy Doyle, New York Times bestselling author of Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha“It’s a deeply ironic, thoroughly engaged politico-philosophical thriller…Riveting. Provocative.”
— Globe and Mail (Toronto)“Absolutely worthy of its 2012 Giller Prize, 419 is a gift for both crime- and general-fiction readers.”
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Will Ferguson is the author of several award-winning and critically-acclaimed books, including Beyond Belfast and Happiness. His work has been nominated for both an IMPAC Dublin Award and a Commonwealth Writers’ Prize. He lives in Calgary, Canada.
Pete Bradbury has appeared both on and off-Broadway and at many of the leading regional theaters across the country in plays ranging from Shakespeare and Molière to Edward Albee and David Mamet. He has also been seen on the CBS miniseries Sally Hemings. A former company member of the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, Bradbury received his training in their three-year advanced program. He lives in New York City with his family.