The Man with a Thousand Faces

A mysterious rebel leader causes chaos in the Caucasus. A Dutch family tries to get away.

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23 May 2023 Dutch, English (US), English (UK)

The Man with a Thousand Faces

A mysterious rebel leader causes chaos in the Caucasus. A Dutch family tries to get away.

'House of Cards meets Black Mirror'

Following the death of his twin, Daniel Lechkov returns to his homeland for the first time in twenty years. His pregnant wife and child want to return home to the West right after the funeral, but Daniel faces pressure to succeed his brother as president. The former Soviet state of Kazichia has been ruled by the Lechkov family for three generations, and now that the throne is empty, the country is poised on a knife's edge. International powers are hungry to profit from the country's riches and rebel groups are arming at the nation's borders.

As tensions rise, Daniels wife is strengthened in her conviction that they should flee. But then, a digital threat insidiously worms its way into Kazichia's telecommunications infrastructure. An unknown rebel leader only known as the Man With a Thousand Faces, corners the government and threatens a full blown attack. All that stands between Kazichia and ruin is Daniel. Is he unmerciful enough to lead his country through the crisis? And who will he sacrifice to achieve peace?
In a world where fake news, big data and lines between fiction and reality are blurred, three people go in search of the truth and the mythical figure driving it all: THE MAN WITH A THOUSAND FACES.

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“Deep in the blood-soaked Caucasus, three families fight for absolute power. With stunning betrayals and more twists than a sack full of snakes, it is a riveting story, more modern than tomorrow. A stunning debut.”

– Terry Hayes
Schaduwprijs 2024 Photo by Maarten Mooijman

Schaduwprijs 2024

Shadow Prize 2024 winners announced

Lex Noteboom has been awarded the Shadow Prize 2024 for his thriller The Man with a Thousand Faces. He previously won the Hebban Thriller Prize 2024

AD - Book of the year 2023 Photo by Marco Okhuizen

AD - Book of the year 2023

The man With a Thousand Faces is Book of the Year 2023.

Lex Noteboom's debut thriller, The Man with a Thousand Faces, immediately earned him the prestigious title 'Mezza Book of the Year'.

Hebban Best Thriller 2024

Hebban Best Thriller 2024

A frighteningly realistic portrayal of hybrid warfare

The judges described the story as "innovative", "surprising" and "intelligent" and therefore unanimously chose Lex Noteboom's The Man with a Thousand Faces as the winner of the Hebban Thriller Prize 2024.

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