The Designated Successor was found dead in his bedroom at dawn on December 14.
Did he kill himself or was he murdered?
This question slices through Ismail Kadare's masterful psychological thriller. As the state insists that the future leader died by his own hand, the rest of the world begins to have doubts. As the tension builds and rumours escalate, Kadare draws us into a nightmarish world controlled by rules no one understands, blending dream and reality to produce a mystery and a thriller that seduces and surprises up to the last page.
- ISBN10 1559708476
- ISBN13 9781559708470
- Publish Date 1 March 2008 (first published 5 October 2005)
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Arcade Publishing
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 207
- Language English