THE CIRCLE
What did writing The Circle mean for you?
It was a delightful surprise. It was my first suspense novel. I'd already written several intrigue novels, and I thought suspense would be even more exciting. In suspense, the readers suffer almost as much as the characters themselves. The Circle has all the marks of a detective story. The reader doesn't know the truth until right at the end.
Why did you set the book in London's Square Mile?
Tax havens are one protagonist in our current worldwide financial crisis. London is the world's largest financial center, and it holds a lot of secrets, just like the protagonist of my novel.
What should the reader expect from this new book?
An avalanche of suspense. A major dose of intrigue and action but also the inner workings of a family struggling to fit in with their surroundings. A marriage that's not working. Disdain for boring daily life that, after all, turns out to be the most important thing we've got. The personal demons of a world that has no idea where it's headed. Solomon faces countless moral dilemmas, like judging people too quickly, recognizing he can't defeat evil by himself, and understanding that Evil with a capital "E" has a name and a face.
Why does it take place in the middle of a snow storm right on Christmas Eve?
The storm is another protagonist in the plot. In some ways it's a symbol of the internal turmoil of the characters. This is not a novel of good guys vs. bad guys. It reflects the complexity of being human, our contradictions and how we face them. The Circle has reached tens of thousands of readers from Germany to Australia, Latin America to Spain, because, at our core, we've all got the same fears and hopes. We're all part of this big family called Earth.
It was a delightful surprise. It was my first suspense novel. I'd already written several intrigue novels, and I thought suspense would be even more exciting. In suspense, the readers suffer almost as much as the characters themselves. The Circle has all the marks of a detective story. The reader doesn't know the truth until right at the end.
Why did you set the book in London's Square Mile?
Tax havens are one protagonist in our current worldwide financial crisis. London is the world's largest financial center, and it holds a lot of secrets, just like the protagonist of my novel.
What should the reader expect from this new book?
An avalanche of suspense. A major dose of intrigue and action but also the inner workings of a family struggling to fit in with their surroundings. A marriage that's not working. Disdain for boring daily life that, after all, turns out to be the most important thing we've got. The personal demons of a world that has no idea where it's headed. Solomon faces countless moral dilemmas, like judging people too quickly, recognizing he can't defeat evil by himself, and understanding that Evil with a capital "E" has a name and a face.
Why does it take place in the middle of a snow storm right on Christmas Eve?
The storm is another protagonist in the plot. In some ways it's a symbol of the internal turmoil of the characters. This is not a novel of good guys vs. bad guys. It reflects the complexity of being human, our contradictions and how we face them. The Circle has reached tens of thousands of readers from Germany to Australia, Latin America to Spain, because, at our core, we've all got the same fears and hopes. We're all part of this big family called Earth.
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