This Night's Foul Work
Author(s): VARGAS FRED
A chilling new mystery from France's #1 bestselling writer
Twice awarded the International Dagger by the Crime Writers? Association, Fred Vargas has earned a reputation in Europe as a mystery author of the first order. In "This Night's Foul Work," the intuitive Commissaire Adamsberg teams up with Dr. Ariane, a pathologist with whom he crossed paths twenty years ago, to unravel a beguiling mystery that begins with the discovery of two bodies in Paris's Porte de la Chapelle. Adamsberg believes it may be the work of a killer with split personalities, who is choosing his or her victims very carefully. As other murders begin to surface, Adamsberg must move quickly in order to stop the ?Angel of Death? from killing again. Intricately plotted and featuring Vargas's wry humor, "This Night's Foul Work" will keep readers guessing up to the final page.
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Praise for "Wash This Blood Clean from My Hand" Vargas pulls you . . . into the mystery with a cast of beguiling eccentrics and a plot of escalating intrigue.?
?"Entertainment Weekly"
? Insanely imaginative . . . One reads to be amazed by the fantastic twists in the bizarre plot. . . . One reads as well to be delighted by the literary grace notes.?
?Marilyn Stasio, "The New York Times Book Review"
Fred Vargas is a French medieval historian and archaeologist who has a parallel career as a bestselling crime novelist. She adopted the pseudonym from her twin sister, an artist who works as Jo Vargas after Ava Gardner s character in "The Barefoot Contessa." She has published ten mysteries, five of which feature Commissaire Adamsberg. Her detective fiction is published in 32 languages."
General Fields
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- : Penguin Books
- : Penguin Books
- : 0.34
- : 31 May 2008
- : 204mm X 136mm X 22mm
- : United States
- : books
Special Fields
- : VARGAS FRED
- : Paperback / softback
- : en
- : 843.92
- : 409