Description
A cross between The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and A Year in Provence, this ingenious thriller gets stunning raves from one and all:
Unforgettable . . . combines elements of Agatha Christie and Robert Ludlum.---Bookreporter.com A riveting murder mystery.
---France Today Steiner sketches such a rich life for his tiny town that he makes you want to get on the next plane.
---Chicago Tribune A beautiful crime novel.
---Thomas Perry, New York Times bestselling author of Nightlife A page-turner---like a good Alan Furst or Graham Greene novel.
---The Washingtonian Louis Morgon is a marvel.
---Olen Steinhauer, author of Victory Square Le Crime est superbe.
---Jim Fusilli, author of Hard, Hard City Former State Department expert Louis Morgon finds a murdered body on the doorstep of his charming little house in France, and he and the local gendarme team up to solve the murder. Thriller and mystery lovers: Bon appetit!
Author: Peter Steiner
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Published: 07/08/2008
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9780312380663
ISBN10: 0312380666
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Mystery & Detective | Police Procedural
About the Author
Also known for his cartoons in The New Yorker, this is Peter Steiner's first novel in the Louis Morgon thriller series; the second, L'Assassin, was published by Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Minotaur. Le Crime was originally published in hardcover under the title A French Country Murder.