The Messengers of Death: A Mystery in Provence - Hardcover

Magnan, Pierre

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312387563 ISBN 13: 9780312387563

Publisher: Minotaur Books, 2008

Synopsis

Finding an envelope addressed to Mlle Veronique in a disused mailbox, local handyman--and former postman--Emile takes it upon himself to mail the letter, but the situation turns complicated when Mlle Veronique is found murdered, forcing Commissaire Laviolette to come out of retirement to solve the bizarre case. By the author of Death in the Truffle Wood. 20,000 first printing.

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Review

Unanimous Praise for "Death in the Truffle Wood
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"Delightful . . . brings to life the quirky, earthy peasant culture of the Provence region."
"- Publishers Weekly" (starred review)
"An intellectual feast . . . worthy of that other master of the French mystery, Georges Simenon. A winner."
- "Richmond Times-Dispatch
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"Amusing...truly chilling...Magnan should easily ?nd a niche with American readers who enjoy atmospheric, well-plotted mysteries. The Gallic charm doesn't hurt either."
- "Denver"" Post"
"Delightful and unusual . . . successfully combines elements of Christie's old-fashioned gentility and Mayle's French pastoral. . . . [W]ill please both mystery readers and Provence lovers."
- "Booklist
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""Whether you like truf?es or pigs, it is dif?cult to imagine anyone not relishing this savory dish of a book."
- "Washington"" Times
""Delectably venal . . . consistently excellent and exquisitely descriptive. Vive Laviolette! Vive Magnan!"
- "Mystery Scene Magazine
""Deliciously rambles among quirky members of the populace and often macabre aspects of the case. . . . Smartly sublime entertainment."
- "Kirkus Reviews
""A classic murder mystery."
"- Indianapolis Star"

Praise for the Commissaire Laviolette Mysteries
"Stylish . . . a detective tale with a theme as old as Cain and Abel, as new as tomorrow's headlines, and as eternal as the Greek myths that inspire Magnan's fiction."
- "Publishers Weekly" (starred review) on "The Messengers of Death"
"A pleasantly old-fashioned mystery thriller with quirky charm aplenty."
- "Kirkus Reviews" on "The Messengers of Death
""An intellectual feast . . . worthy of that other master of the French mystery, Georges Simenon. A winner."
- "Richmond"" Times-Dispatch" on "Death in the Truffle Wood
""Delightful, old-fashioned . . . wrapped in the rich atmosphere of 1960s Provence. The setting will draw in Peter Mayle fans, even if they are not regular mystery readers."
- "Booklist" on "The Messengers of Death"

Stylish . . . a detective tale with a theme as old as Cain and Abel, as new as tomorrow's headlines, and as eternal as the Greek myths that inspire Magnan's fiction. "Publishers Weekly (starred review) on The Messengers of Death"

A pleasantly old-fashioned mystery thriller with quirky charm aplenty. "Kirkus Reviews on The Messengers of Death"

An intellectual feast . . . worthy of that other master of the French mystery, Georges Simenon. A winner. "Richmond Times-Dispatch on Death in the Truffle Wood"

Delightful, old-fashioned . . . wrapped in the rich atmosphere of 1960s Provence. The setting will draw in Peter Mayle fans, even if they are not regular mystery readers. "Booklist on The Messengers of Death""

Stylish . . . a detective tale with a theme as old as Cain and Abel, as new as tomorrow's headlines, and as eternal as the Greek myths that inspire Magnan's fiction. Publishers Weekly (starred review) on The Messengers of Death

A pleasantly old-fashioned mystery thriller with quirky charm aplenty. Kirkus Reviews on The Messengers of Death

An intellectual feast . . . worthy of that other master of the French mystery, Georges Simenon. A winner. Richmond Times-Dispatch on Death in the Truffle Wood

Delightful, old-fashioned . . . wrapped in the rich atmosphere of 1960s Provence. The setting will draw in Peter Mayle fans, even if they are not regular mystery readers. Booklist on The Messengers of Death

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"Stylish . . . a detective tale with a theme as old as Cain and Abel, as new as tomorrow's headlines, and as eternal as the Greek myths that inspire Magnan's fiction." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) on The Messengers of Death

"A pleasantly old-fashioned mystery thriller with quirky charm aplenty." --Kirkus Reviews on The Messengers of Death

"An intellectual feast . . . worthy of that other master of the French mystery, Georges Simenon. A winner." --Richmond Times-Dispatch on Death in the Truffle Wood

"Delightful, old-fashioned . . . wrapped in the rich atmosphere of 1960s Provence. The setting will draw in Peter Mayle fans, even if they are not regular mystery readers." --Booklist on The Messengers of Death

From the Publisher

Translated from the French by Patricia Clancy

Strongly atmospheric thriller set, like all Magnan's work, in Provence, and featuring his engaging detective, Commissaire Laviolette.

About this edition

• Publisher: Minotaur Books
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0312387563
• ISBN 13: 9780312387563
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 311