Have Mercy on Us All by Vargas Fred
Joss le Guern is a town crier in Paris's 14th arrondissement. He calls out the local news three times a day to all who will listen. Over the course of a few days, however, a number of enigmatic and disturbing messages are slipped in to the daily news, and he becomes increasingly alarmed. Superintendent Adamsberg is visited by an extremely troubled woman who has found strange marks on the door of her building: upside down 4s marked out in black paint. This, and the appearance of the frightening messages, are exactly the kind of mysteries Adamsberg loves. In the course of his inquiries he begins to sense a sinister and often grotesque menace. And when a charred corpse is found, Adamsberg knows he's dealing with a particularly serious and chilling case. Have Mercy on Us All is Fred Vargas's masterpiece so far. She is exceptional at building mood and tension, and, as Henning Mankell portrays the social realities of contemporary Sweden in his Inspector Wallander mysteries, so Vargas does the same for Paris and France.
a delicious Parisian chiller.. Boyd Tonkin, The Independent 20031218 There s tension, twists, and chilling historical research from an archaeologist author... Elaine Knutt, Ink Magazine 20031218
Fred Vargas was born in Paris in 1957. As well as being a best-selling author in France, she is a historian and archaeologist by training.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781843431541 |
| ISBN 10 | 1843431548 |
| Title | Have Mercy on Us All |
| Author | Vargas Fred |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2003-10-09 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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