Already a bestseller in Germany, this thriller of murder, kidnapping and torture is the first in a 2 book deal from Drvenkar. Features a agency which, for a fee, apologises and makes things right on guilty people's behalf... but it all goes wrong a woman's body is found with a nail driven through her hands and forehead.

Zoran Drvenkar was born in Croatia in 1967 and moved to Germany when he was three years old. He has been working as a writer since 1989. He is the author of many prize-winning books for children and young adults. His new adult thriller, Du (You), has just been published in Germany and will be published by Knopf and Blue Door in 2012.

'Stunning!Sorry thrills, and it thrills immaculately.' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW 'As dark a novel as I have read in years!for those with quick minds and strong stomachs, Sorry is an impressive debut.' THE TIMES 'A terrific book, very dark, very sinister, very original!really something special.' JOANNE HARRIS 'Shocking, compelling, disturbing!there are many apologies in Sorry, but lovers of the dark side will have no regrets.' MICHAEL ROBOTHAM