{"product_id":"children-of-wolves-9781784746261","title":"Children of Wolves","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA tense Ripley-esque literary thriller, the break-out book for critically adored, cult favourite Lawrence Osborne: a glittering European setting, seductive characters and highly contemporary theme  'An unsettling, hypnotic meditation on violence and privilege' Charles Cumming  A tense, Ripley-esque novel set in glittering Istanbul for readers of John le Carre and Patricia Highsmith   At the Mexican border, Diana ditches her car and jumps on a bus. Adam walks out of his Athens hotel with just his passport and credit cards. Marco abandons his life in London, leaving no note. At an idyllic spot on the Turkish Riviera, their comrade Chana waits for them.  Also waiting there is Tyler, a private investigator hired by an American billionaire to find his wayward, troubled daughter.  Once the five meet, a train of events is set in motion that will play out along this glittering coast, in the backstreets and renovated palaces of Istanbul and all the way to Cairo. A clash of generations, civilisations and ideologies that will test the young friends' theory that a handful of collaborators can tilt the axis of the world through a single, striking act.  Praise for Lawrence Osborne  'A modern Graham Greene' SUNDAY TIMES 'Arresting and compelling' JOHN GRAY 'Osborne goes from strength to strength' LIONEL SHRIVER 'Osborne handles surface and depth with immense skill, as only great writers can' DEBORAH LEVY 'If the purpose of a novel is to take you away from the everyday and show you something different, then Osborne is succeeding, and handsomely' LEE CHILD\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781784746261\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 04 Aug 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Vintage Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 21.6(H)x13.6(L)x2.2(W)270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 270\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eLawrence Osborne is a critically acclaimed novelist, journalist and screenwriter. He is the author of eight novels, including Ballad of a Small Player, Beautiful Animals and The Forgiven. His non-fiction ranges from memoir through travelogue to essays, including Bangkok Days, The Naked Tourist and The Wet and the Dry. His novels have been chosen as Books of the Year by the Guardian, the Observer, the Daily Telegraph, the New Statesman, the Daily Mail, The Economist, the New Yorker and the New York Times. The Forgiven was made into a film in 2022 starring Jessica Chastain and Ralph Fiennes and Ballad of a Small Player starring Colin Farrell and Tilda Swinton was released on Netflix in 2025.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cb\u003eOsborne excels at evoking atmosphere… \u003c\/b\u003ea disturbing and melancholic meditation on wealth, alienation and political violence * Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003eA tangle of sexual scheming, familial tensions and international terrorism... \u003cb\u003ean atmospheric and entertaining page-turner\u003c\/b\u003e -- Christian House * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eAn \u003cb\u003eunsettling, hypnotic meditation on violence and privilege\u003c\/b\u003e. Osborne is an unsung master of the literate, \u003cb\u003ethought-provoking thriller\u003c\/b\u003e -- Charles Cumming\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChildren of Wolves\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ethe most arresting book yet by a master of contemporary fiction\u003c\/b\u003e. An entirely original voice, Lawrence Osborne has perfected a new genre: the novel of suspense that illuminates our current condition. Revealing the feral creature that lies beneath civilized humanity, he shows how uncertainty and suspicion have become part of the way we live. \u003cb\u003eRead the first page, and you will be hooked to the end.\u003c\/b\u003e -- John Gray, author of Straw Dogs\u003cbr\u003eThe inimitable genius of a Lawrence Osborne novel is that \u003cb\u003eunderneath the gripping plot and the dazzling, cut-crystal prose, there’s always a dark truth about the world laid bare \u003c\/b\u003ethat we didn’t expect to face. In \u003ci\u003eChildren of Wolves\u003c\/i\u003e, perhaps \u003cb\u003eOsborne’s most menacing novel yet\u003c\/b\u003e, that truth involves the privileged, cushioned lives of the children of the rich. Who has the sharper teeth, the billionaire titans of the world or their aimless, attractive offspring? \u003cb\u003eOsborne paints such a gorgeous picture of louche, jet-set Istanbul, you almost forget to watch your back\u003c\/b\u003e -- Christopher Bollen, author of Havoc\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOsborne continues to push his brand of haunted escapism into strange, new places\u003c\/b\u003e — even if for many of his characters, escape itself proves impossible. A pack of idle rich kids, desperate to give their lives meaning through a senseless act of violence. And Tyler, the older, unmoored private detective at their heels, who realises too late that this generation gap might be unbridgeable. Just don’t go confusing him with the novel’s author. \u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eChildren of Wolves\u003c\/i\u003e, Osborne stays a comfortable step ahead of writers half his age.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Joseph Knox, author of Imposter Syndrome\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChildren of Wolves \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003econfirms Lawrence Osborne as one of the most intelligently entertaining writers around\u003c\/b\u003e. You don't so much read his dark idylls as dream your way through them, and this tale of beautiful danger in the form of four young renegades at large in Turkey is \u003cb\u003ea superb addition to his canon\u003c\/b\u003e -- James Lasdun\u003cbr\u003eWhat begins with a Ripley-esque premise—an American sent abroad in search of the badly-behaved scion to a wealthy family—soon turns into \u003cb\u003ea seductive cat and mouse, with the roles ever-changing. \u003ci\u003eChildren of Wolves\u003c\/i\u003e is at once a labyrinthine thriller, set on dusky back streets and the terraces of five-star hotels, and an interrogation of privilege\u003c\/b\u003e and (the performance of) politics in America’s imperial shadow -- Rob Franklin, author of Great Black Hope\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA quietly gripping novel that begs for a sequel\u003c\/b\u003e * Kirkus, *starred review* *\u003cbr\u003eA dual homage to \u003cb\u003ePatricia Highsmith and Graham Greene\u003c\/b\u003e * Booklist *","brand":"Lawrence Osborne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49077109031129,"sku":"9781784746261","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9781784746261.jpg?v=1786457150","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/children-of-wolves-9781784746261","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}