Centres around Kaspar Krone, a world-renowned circus clown with a deep love for the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, and an even deeper gambling debt. Wanted for tax evasion and on the verge of extradition, Krone is drafted into the service of a mysterious order of nuns who promise him reprieve from the international authorities.
Ten years after his internationally acclaimed novel "Miss Smilla's Feeling For Snow", which sold more than 1.4 million copies and was made into a film starring Gabriel Byrne, Hoeg returns with a new fast-paced philosophical thriller. '"The Quiet Girl" has Hoeg's bestselling hallmarks- including an off-kilter hero in the shape of Kasper Krone, a world-famous clown with a penchant for poker and mysticism' "Daily Mail "
