The Dancer Upstairs - Nicholas Shakespeare

From the acclaimed author of The Sandpit, an exhilarating literary thriller about the hunt for a missing terrorist in South America.Out of a job but in search of one last scoop from South America, journalist John Dyer strikes gold when he chances upon Agustín Rejas, a former police colonel whose dogged pursuit - and eventual capture - of murderous guerrilla leader Ezequiel made him a national hero.Over many nights, Rejas recounts his story of the years-long manhunt. So too emerges the tale of his own poor upbringing, his turbulent marriage and the passion he once felt for Yolanda, his daughter''s ballet teacher - an all-consuming obsession that would ultimately lead him straight to the elusive Ezequiel...''Astoundingly good... Demands you put your life on hold until it is finished'' Guardian''A genuinely fine novel from a writer who possesses real heart and flair'' Louis de Bernières, Sunday Times