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This Night's Foul Work (Chief Inspector Adamsberg Mysteries)

by Fred Vargas

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ISBN13: 9780143113591
ISBN10: 0143113593
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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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A phenomenal bestseller in France, This Night's Foul Work is another irresistible installment in the internationally acclaimed Commissaire Adamsberg series.

On the edge of Paris two small-time drug dealers have had their throats cut in a peculiar fashion. Setting out on the trail of the shadowy killer, Commissaire Adamsberg and his detectives travel between Paris and the Normandy countryside. Adamsberg's investigation into these horrible deaths brings him into contact with the attractive Ariane Lagarde -a pathologist who caused him professional grief some twenty-five years ago. There's also a new lieutenant on the scene, whose ties to Adamsberg's past create tension and hostility in his present. Vargas has given us another multi-layered, deliciously-paced and thrilling addition to her acclaimed series.

This Night's Foul Work is the finest novel yet from the wonderful Fred Vargas.

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Fred Vargas is a historian, an archaeologist, and a bestselling, award-winning novelist.
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Douglas, July 3, 2008 (view all comments by Douglas)
A staff recommendation at Powells clued me in to Fred Vargas' mysteries. These are fantastic, filled with intriguing characters, humor, and intelligence. The latest, This Night's Foul Work, continues the joy of following Chief Adamsberg, his colleagues, his on-again, off-again mistress and mother to his small child, and the odd cast of others that people Vargas' stories.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780143113591
Subtitle:
A Commissaire Adamsberg Mystery
Author:
Vargas, Fred
Translator:
Reynolds, Sian
Author:
Reynolds, Sian
Publisher:
Penguin (Non-Classics)
Subject:
Mystery & Detective - General
Subject:
Murder
Subject:
France
Subject:
Mystery fiction
Subject:
Murder - Investigation - France - Paris
Subject:
Police
Subject:
Mystery-A to Z
Edition Description:
Mass Market
Series:
Chief Inspector Adamsberg Mysteries
Publication Date:
20080527
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
from 12
Language:
English
Pages:
416
Dimensions:
8.02x5.36x.87 in. .75 lbs.
Age Level:
from 18
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Product details 416 pages Penguin Books - English 9780143113591 Reviews:
"Synopsis" by , A phenomenal bestseller in France, This Night's Foul Work is another irresistible installment in the internationally acclaimed Commissaire Adamsberg series.

On the edge of Paris two small-time drug dealers have had their throats cut in a peculiar fashion. Setting out on the trail of the shadowy killer, Commissaire Adamsberg and his detectives travel between Paris and the Normandy countryside. Adamsberg's investigation into these horrible deaths brings him into contact with the attractive Ariane Lagarde -a pathologist who caused him professional grief some twenty-five years ago. There's also a new lieutenant on the scene, whose ties to Adamsberg's past create tension and hostility in his present. Vargas has given us another multi-layered, deliciously-paced and thrilling addition to her acclaimed series.

This Night's Foul Work is the finest novel yet from the wonderful Fred Vargas.
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