Death in Bordeaux - Softcover

Allan Massie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0704371901 ISBN 13: 9780704371903

Publisher: Quartet Books, 2010

Synopsis

In the spring of 1940, the mutilated body of a homosexual is discovered in a street near the Bordeaux railway station. It looks like a straight-forward sex crime, but when Superintendent Lannes is warned off the investigation, his suspicion that there is a political motive for the murder seems justified. In defiance of authority, he continues working on the case. And then another body is found...Meanwhile, the Superintendent has other troubles. His eldest son, Dominique, is at the Front, his wife, Marguerite, is depressed, and when the Battle of France breaks out, Bordeaux is filled with refugees fleeing the war. Suddenly civilian crime seems of little importance compared to the chaos that ensues. As Bordeaux becomes an occupied city, Lannes' chief suspect is untouchable, protected by a relative in the Vichy government. Lannes himself is threatened with blackmail on account of his Jewish friends and Dominique is taken prisoner. Common sense should make Lannes abandon the investigation, but honour and a natural obstinacy lead him to pursue it. However, as events turn increasingly bleak, Lannes begins to doubt it can ever be solved...

About this title

Product Description:

ROD0135139. DEATH IN BORDEAUX. 2010. In-8. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 286 pages - couverture contre-plié en noir et blanc.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon

Review:

'Massie's evocation of France on the brink of the invasion is vivid and convincing, and this fine novel, set in a period of moral turmoil, introduces a humane and memorable detective' --Sunday Times

'The plot Massie lays before his readers is so satisfyingly complex that you'd be best off reading the book in one sitting; it is so well written that you'll probably find yourself doing that anyway. Thought-provoking, fast-paced and gripping throughout, it is the work of a natural storyteller at the height of his powers' --Scotsman

'Remarkable' --Literary Review

About this edition

• Publisher: Quartet Books
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0704371901
• ISBN 13: 9780704371903
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 280