Crime
Vultures, clifftops, restless retirees, bizarre murder weapons and uncanny resemblances make for the ingredients of a classic Pascal Garnier noir. At least vultures have the decency to wait until their prey’s dead before picking it apart … After losing his wife and suffering a stroke, cantankerous retiree Édouard Lavenant has moved from Lyon to a village in the mountains with his put-upon nurse, Thérèse. One day, a man comes to the door claiming to be Édouard’s long-lost son. Édouard’s temper seems to be softening, but it isn’t long before the local vultures are circling overhead …
© 2017 Gallic Books (Ebook): 9781910477441
Translators: Melanie Florence
Release date
Ebook: 1 August 2017
Crime
Vultures, clifftops, restless retirees, bizarre murder weapons and uncanny resemblances make for the ingredients of a classic Pascal Garnier noir. At least vultures have the decency to wait until their prey’s dead before picking it apart … After losing his wife and suffering a stroke, cantankerous retiree Édouard Lavenant has moved from Lyon to a village in the mountains with his put-upon nurse, Thérèse. One day, a man comes to the door claiming to be Édouard’s long-lost son. Édouard’s temper seems to be softening, but it isn’t long before the local vultures are circling overhead …
© 2017 Gallic Books (Ebook): 9781910477441
Translators: Melanie Florence
Release date
Ebook: 1 August 2017
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