A Wild Animal, by Joël Dicker: the boring watchmaking of a styleless maniac. The author lacks letting his pen run over the paper to compose a book that has a personality.

Instead, we navigate a story told in a style that hardly ventures beyond subject-verb-complement. Two apparently privileged couples lead a happy life in Geneva. How the… This article is reserved for subscribers. You have 70% left to discover. Unlock all items immediately. Test for €0.99 Already subscribed? Log in.