The Scapegoat

Name: The Scapegoat
Price: 1.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.4 (28 reviews)
Author: du Maurier, Daphne

by du Maurier, Daphne

Mystery Thriller Literary Fiction

4.4 (28)

276 pages~4.6 hr readPublished by Little, Brown and Company

$1.9983% off peak

Last checked: Apr 20, 2026

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You enjoy psychological fiction that plays with identity and questions who we really are beneath our circumstances.
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About this book

John, an Englishman, and Jean, a Frenchman, meet by chance at a provincial railway station. Struck by their uncanny resemblance, they spend hours talking and drinking until John becomes drunk and loses consciousness. When he wakes, Jean has stolen his identity and vanished, leaving John to assume the Frenchman's life. John now inhabits Jean's world as the owner of a chateau, director of a failing business, head of a troubled family, and a man without true control over his circumstances. The novel explores themes of doubling and identity, examining the darker aspects of the self.

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Currently on sale at $1.99 — 83% off peak. Price has dropped 20 times over the last 18 months. Goes on sale roughly every 28 days. Typically stays discounted for 6 days.

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Currently around #37K in the Kindle store — a steady mid-list seller.

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Currently 4.4★ from 28 reviews

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