| The Chalk Circle Man Contributor(s): Vargas, Fred (Author), Reynolds, Sian (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0143115952 ISBN-13: 9780143115953 Publisher: Penguin Books OUR PRICE: $14.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2009 Annotation: The debut mystery in the internationally bestselling Commissaire Adamsberg seriesanow available for the first time in the United States Fred Vargas as Commissaire Adamsberg mysteries are a sensation in France, consistently praised for their intelligence, wit, and macabre imagination. This first novel in the series introduces the unorthodox detective Commissaire Adamsbergaone of the most engaging characters in contemporary crime fiction. When blue chalk circles begin to appear on the pavement in neighborhoods around Paris, Adamsberg is alone in thinking that they are far from amusing. As he studies each new circle and the increasingly bizarre objects they containaempty beer cans, four trombones, a pigeonas foot, a dollas headahe senses the cruelty that lies within whoever is responsible. And when a circle is discovered with decidedly less banal contentsaa woman with her throat slashedaAdamsberg knows that this is just the beginning. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural - Fiction | Thrillers - Crime - Fiction | Crime |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2009012197 |
| Series: Commissaire Adamsberg Mysteries |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 5.4" W x 7.98" (0.48 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Wildly imaginative."--The New York Times "Adamsberg is a terrific creation and his team of misfits a joy to watch in action."--Peter Robinson, New York Times bestselling author of the Inspector Banks series When blue chalk circles begin to appear on the pavement in neighborhoods around Paris, Commissaire Adamsberg is alone in thinking that they are far from amusing. As he studies each new circle and the increasingly bizarre objects they contain - empty beer cans, four trombones, a pigeon's foot, a doll's head - he senses the cruelty that lies within whoever is responsible. And when a circle is discovered with decidedly less banal contents - a woman with her throat slashed - Adamsberg knows that this is just the beginning. |