The Beast of the Camargue by Xavier-Marie Bonnot
For centuries the ceremonial order of the Knights of the Tarasque have met to bear the effigy of a mythical beast through the Provencal town of Tarascon. But one summer's night the ceremony is disrupted by a gruesome discovery: a mutilated body found at the feet of the effigy, apparently torn apart by enormous teeth and claws. Could it be that the monster of legend is more than just myth? The case draws an unwilling Michel de Palma, called 'the Baron' by his colleagues in the Marseille murder squad, into the dark heart of Provence, where mythology is part of everyday life. As more dismembered corpses appear, de Palma falls into a world coloured by murky financial intrigues and the tortured history of post-occupation France. It is a world where de Palma's uninvited investigations could soon see him in mortal danger.
'The marshes are crawling with life - and with fear.. This is a sophisticated mystery' Literary Review. * Literary Review *
'Cut from the same cloth as Ian Rankin's John Rebus and Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch' Jeff Glorfeld, Melbourne Age. * Melbourne Age *
'Set in the vast, mysterious spaces of the Camargue, where a man can stand and 'observe hordes of creatures that were unknown to him' ... this is a sophisticated mystery and a character study of the detective' Times Literary Supplement. * Times Literary Supplement *
'Cut from the same cloth as Ian Rankin's John Rebus and Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch' Jeff Glorfeld, Melbourne Age. * Melbourne Age *
'Set in the vast, mysterious spaces of the Camargue, where a man can stand and 'observe hordes of creatures that were unknown to him' ... this is a sophisticated mystery and a character study of the detective' Times Literary Supplement. * Times Literary Supplement *
Xavier-Marie Bonnot has a PhD in History and Sociology, and two Masters degrees in History and French Literature. The First Fingerprint is the first of a quartet of De Palma novels and has won two literary awards in France.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781906694791 |
| ISBN 10 | 1906694796 |
| Title | The Beast of the Camargue |
| Author | Xavier-Marie Bonnot |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Quercus Publishing |
| Year published | 2010-04-01 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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