The Dark Angel: A Lola and Ingrid Investigation (Lola & Ingrid Investigation) - Softcover

Sylvain, Dominique

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1780876041 ISBN 13: 9781780876047

Publisher: MacLehose Press, 2014

Synopsis

On the one hand, there's Lola. A grumpy retired policewoman who cannot get by without her two best friends: red wine and jigsaw puzzles. On the other, there's Ingrid, an American in love with Paris. By day she gives the best massages in the city, and her long nights are wilder still...Their paths might not have crossed were it not for the murder of a young neighbour. Vanessa Ringer's body is found in the flat she shared with two schoolfriends, mutilated in the most cruel and unusual manner. Suspicion falls on Maxime Duchamp, a charming restaurateur whose suave exterior hides a tragic past. Convinced of his innocence, Lola and Ingrid hit the streets to unmask the real killer. Meanwhile, lying low, the victim's spurned lover, a high-stakes thief with one last heist to go, is plotting his revenge. His inner demon, the Dark Angel, has foreshadowed all...

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Review

'An echo of Chandler's gallant, world-weary Philip Marlowe ... Sylvain successfully weaves a spider's web of unexplained events, suspicions and compelling motivations' Glasgow Herald. (Glasgow Herald)

'Dominique Sylvain's thriller has the usual twists and turns - and the obligatory dead body - expected of a crime novel. But what sets this typical piece apart from the others is the sleuths out to unmask the killer ... The writing is superb' Philip Robinson, The Irish Examiner. (Irish Examiner)

From the Back Cover

LOLA: A cantankerous ex-policewoman with two great loves: jigsaw puzzles and vin rouge.
INGRID: An American in Paris, with a rather exotic after-hours alter ego.
They have only one thing in common: Maxime. He has endless charm, a beautiful restaurant - and a recently murdered neighbour. There are plenty of skeletons in his closet, and he's the prime suspect. If he's staying out of jail, it's all down to the most unlikely detective duo. But a cell might just be the safest place for him. The victim's jilted lover is on the loose, an avenging angle with a dark part of his own...

About this edition

• Publisher: MacLehose Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1780876041
• ISBN 13: 9781780876047
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288