Last Night in Montreal

Author: Emily St John Mandel

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Published on 20 August 2026 by PAN MACMILLAN (Picador) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Picador Collection' series.

Paperback | 240 pages
197 x 130 | 0g

‘Last Night in Montreal is literary crime fiction of the highest order’ - The Sunday TimesThe stunning novel about life on the run, the debut novel of the bestselling author of Station Eleven, Emily St. John Mandel.

Lilia has always been an enigma. When she disappears without trace, her lover Eli follows a mysterious trail of correspondence to Montreal, where he hopes to discover the truth. But this isn’t the first time Lilia has disappeared, or someone has tried to find her . . .

Last Night in Montreal is a breathtakingly plotted and intelligent game of cat-and-mouse; between lovers, between detectives and trails, and of lost people attempting to capture the elusive truth of their own lives.

Part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature.

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