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The Adversary: A Novel

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LONGLISTED FOR THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD

An enthralling novel about the corruption of power and the power of corruption from the award-winning, bestselling author of The Innocents

"POTENT...A VIBRANT HISTORICAL NARRATIVE"—The New Yorker

"A FLAWLESSLY CRAFTED NARRATIVE" —Wall Street Journal

"MASTERPIECE" —Publisher's Weekly (Starred Review)

"CEASELESSLY ENTERTAINING" —Kirkus (Starred Review)

"ONE OF OUR BEST WRITERS" —Booklist (Starred Review)


In an isolated outport on Newfoundland's northern coast...