Synopses & Reviews
There's no rest for Paris's top criminal investigation division, La Crim'. Who is preying on women in the French capital? How can he kill again and again without leaving any clues? A serial killer is taking pleasure in a macabre ritual that leaves the police on tenterhooks. Chief of Police Nico Sirsky--a super cop with a modern-day real life, including an ex-wife, a teenage son and a budding love story--races against the clock to solve the murders as they get closer and closer to his inner circle. Will he resist the pressure? The story goes behind the scenes with the French police and into the coroner's office, with the suspense of Seven, with CSI-like details. Winner of France's most prestigious crime fiction award; named Best Crime Fiction Novel of the Year; and already an international bestseller with over 150,000 copies sold.
Review
Reviews: "Author Fredrique Molay does a superb job of building the suspense in overt and subtle ways; don't pick this book up unless you're planning to read for a while because, I assure you, you won't be able to put it down. - CriminalElement.com: Fresh Meat "...a slick, highly realistic, and impeccably crafted thriller. Likeable characters, outstanding pacing, and unexpected plot twists that keep readers guessing throughout…an extraordinary, hard-hitting novel. ForeWord Reviews "Author Frederique Molay writes very well, and occasionally there is a touch of horror and a layer of suspense throughout; the plot manages to take you to interesting places. And overall, it was an enjoyable book to read. I commend Anne Trager's translation of the book; it was really quite well-done, and the editing and formatting for the [e-book] was also well done." - Above the Law: At the Scene of the Crime Praise for Frederique Molay: "Molay uses meticulous police procedure and forensics to bolster gripping scenes of terror. Let's hope more installments from this series cross the ocean soon." - Booklist "Frederique Molay is the French Michael Connelly. - Jean Miot, journalist, former editorial director for the French daily Le Figaro and former president of Agence France Press "The 7th Woman is a taut and terror-filled thriller. Frederique Molay navigates French police procedure with a deft touch, creating a lightning-quick, sinister plot with twists and turns that kept me reading late and guessing to the very end. Inspector Nico Sirsky is every bit as engaging and dogged as Arkady Renko in Gorky Park and is sure to become a favorite with readers in the United States and around the world." - New York Times bestselling author Robert Dugoni "The 7th Woman blends suspense and authentic police procedure with a parallel tale of redemption. Well-drawn characters and ratcheting tension won't let you put the book down. I read this in one sitting." - Paris mystery writer Cara Black "It is a handsomely written and wonderfully translated Parisian police procedural that also will prowl your mind. The ugly parts are appalling, but Molay has the prowess to touch lightly upon them before exploring the horror seeping into the hardened police ranks." - Durango Herald "A remarkable plot that races forward and focuses on likeable characters. An unequivocal success. - Action Francaise "It's really an excellent book. It's the kind of suspense that makes you miss your subway stop or make you turn off you phone once you've started it, and we are hoping that Frederique Molay writes many more like it. - RTL "An excellent crime novel that you read in one sitting. - L'Express/Lire "Skillful suspense." - Lire "You barely have time to catch your breath between turning the pages of this spine-tingling novel." - Cine Tele Revue
Synopsis
Terror stalks young, successful women in the streets of Paris. Chief of Police Nico Sirsky--a super cop with a modern-day real life, including an ex-wife, a teenage son and a budding love story--and his team of elite detectives race against the clock to solve the murders as they get closer and closer to his inner circle. Will he resist the pressure?
About the Author
Called "the French Michael Connelly," author Frederique Molay graduated from France's prestigious Science Po and began her career in politics and the French administration. She worked as chief of staff for the deputy mayor of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, and then was elected to the local government in Saone-et-Loire. Meanwhile, she spent her nights pursuing a passion for writing she had nourished since she wrote her first novel at the age of eleven. After The 7th Woman took France by storm, Fredrique Molay dedicated her life to writing and raising her three children. She has five books to her name, with three in the Nico Sirsky, Chief of Police series. Translator Anne Trager has lived in France for over a quarter of a century, working in translation, publishing and communications. In 2011, she woke up one morning and said, "I just can't stand it anymore. There are way too many good books being written in France not reaching a broader audience." That's when she founded Le French Book to translate some of those books into English. The company's motto is "If we love it, we translate it," and Anne loves crime fiction, mysteries and detective novels.