An Uncertain Place
Commissaire Adamsberg leaves Paris for a conference in London. Accompanying him are Estalere, a young sergeant, and Commandant Danglard, who is terrified at the idea of travelling beneath the Channel. It is a welcome change of scenery, until a macabre and brutal case comes to the attention of...
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Commissaire Adamsberg leaves Paris for a conference in London. Accompanying him are Estalere, a young sergeant, and Commandant Danglard, who is terrified at the idea of travelling beneath the Channel. It is a welcome change of scenery, until a macabre and brutal case comes to the attention of their colleague Radstock from New Scotland Yard.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781846554452 (1846554454)
Publish date: April 7th 2011
Publisher: Harvill Secker
Pages no: 408
Edition language: English
Category:
European Literature,
British Literature,
Cultural,
Mystery,
Detective,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
Noir,
Roman,
France,
French Literature
Series: Commissaire Adamsberg (#8)
Started ok, but disintegrated into too many coincidences, unrealistic behaviour and I could only just finish it.
Very, very weird and dark. The most sinister of Vargas's books so far. Adamsber, though, is still himself.
Very very very good. Vargas at what she does best. Walking the line between the unreal and the reality of the madness of men.This is the newest Vargas published early this summer. It takes Adamsberg from London and shoes filled with cut foot placed in front of the Highgate Cemetery to a small villag...
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