A KILLER. A SAINT. A TOWN FULL OF WHISPERS
When an English expat is brutally murdered,his charred corpse left on a Loire Valley hillside,the police turn to juge d'instruction Matthieu Lombard to find the killer.
Instead,Lombard discovers a wealth of secrets,grudges and feuds in the idyllic town of Saint-Gen猫se-sur-Loire. He begins to suspect that the remaining members of the Comit茅 des F锚tes know more about the death than they are letting on.
But rather than towards an arrest,each clue he uncovers seems to point in one,unexpected direction: Joan of Arc. Is the answer to the murder hiding in the barroom gossip of the Lion d'Or Or in another century altogether
The thrilling new crime series from The Times-bestselling author of Death and Croissants
Publisher: Duckworth BooksISBN: 9781788424318Dimensions: 216 x 135 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
'A cracking good read'
'Like a French inspector Morse,a gallic delight reminiscent of Fred Vargas and Donna Leon'
'Charming,clever and expertly crafted... wickedly fabulous'
'Full of twists and turns,I couldn't put this down. Great stuff'
'This is great fun... crime fiction at a European pace,with a fabulous Loire Valley setting... reminiscent of Michael Dibdin'
'An accomplished and compelling tale'
'Wine,chateaux and murder,what's not to love I highly recommend'
'An engrossing,slickly plotted policier that will leave you wanting more'
'A bracing antidote to the many stories of beautiful,sun-soaked French towns...The novel opens with the thoughts of a dying man mistaken for a scarecrow by two passing young women...the plot seems immensely complicated,but Lombard is more than equal to it...juge d'instructionMatthieu Lombard...is a great character,curmudgeonly but clever,dogged but sensitive,and with a brain packed with the kind of general knowledge that wins quizzes'
'A surprising and truly entertaining mystery... Moore has finely drawn,colourful characters... incredibly enjoyable''A hotbed of grudges and feuds. Thrilling'
'A cunning murder mystery,a dive into history,a warm and intimate portrait of provincial France and,in Juge Lombard,a compelling continental detective - a terrific read'
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