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The Chalk Circle Man - Commissaire Adamsberg
The Chalk Circle Man - Commissaire Adamsberg
paperback | English
Published:
4 February, 2010
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Description
Winner of The Crime Writers' Association Duncan Lawrie International Dagger
Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg is not like other policemen. His methods appear unorthodox in the extreme: he doesn't search for clues; he ignores obvious suspects and arrests people with cast-iron alibis; he appears permanently distracted. In spite of all this his colleagues are forced to admit that he is a born cop.
When strange blue chalk circles start appearing overnight on the pavements of Paris, only Adamsberg takes them - and the increasingly bizarre objects found within them - seriously. And when the body of a woman with her throat savagely cut is found in one, only Adamsberg realises that other murders will soon follow…
‘The hottest property in contemporary crime fiction’ Guardian
Prizes
Winner of CWA International Dagger 2009
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780099488972 |
| ISBN10 | 0099488973 |
| Number Of Pages | 256 |
| Item Weight | 182 g |
| Product Dimensions | 130 x 198 x 15 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Vintage Publishing |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
Rich and witty * Independent *
She wants to surprise, unsettle, frustrate and amuse - and succeeds in writing a gripping novel that takes readers out of their comfort zones * The Scotsman *
The hottest property in contemporary crime fiction * Guardian *
The novel shows Vargas in riveting form right from the start of her writing career * The Times *
Witty, inventive and vaguely surreal, this novel should win over the most diehard crime fiction fans -- Melissa McClemets * Financial Times *
Cunningly constructed... Vargas is everything Grisham is not: witty, intriguing, disconcerting and seductively romantic -- Arminta Wallace * Sunday Telegraph *
It is Vargas's eerie, sensuous portrait of Paris, at once a place of romance and dread, which resonates most hauntingly in this novel -- Dan Sheehan * The Irish Times *
A flavoursome translation, it shows her [Vargas'] dark charm from the off -- Boyd Tonkin * Independent on Sunday *
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Author's Bio
Fred Vargas was born in Paris in 1957. A historian and archaeologist by profession, she is now a bestselling novelist. Her books have sold over 10 million copies worldwide and have been translated into 45 languages.