The Accordionist

SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA INTERNATIONAL DAGGER 2018 When two Parisian women are murdered in their homes, the police suspect young accordionist Clement Vauquer. As he was seen outside both of the apartments in question, it seems like an open-and-shut case. Desperate for a chance to prove his innocence, Clement disappears. He seeks refuge with old Marthe, the only mother figure he has ever known, who calls in ex-special investigator Louis Kehlweiler. Louis is soon faced with his most complex case yet and he calls on some unconventional friends to help him. He must show that Clement is not responsible and solve a fiendish riddle to find the killer...

About the author

Fred Vargas was born in Paris in 1957. A historian and archaeologist by profession, she is now a bestselling novelist. Her books have sold over 10 million copies worldwide and have been translated into 45 languages.

Summary

SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA INTERNATIONAL DAGGER 2018When two Parisian women are murdered in their homes, the police suspect young accordionist Clément Vauquer.

Report

It's all rather delightfully bonkers, a playful and subversively unorthodox take on the private eye novel by a master of her craft Declan Burke Irish Times

Product details

• Authors: Fred Vargas, Vargas Fred
• Assisted by: Sian Reynolds (Translation), Siân Reynolds (Translation)
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.08.2018
• EAN: 9781784701604
• ISBN: 978-1-78470-160-4
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 16 mm
• Series: Louis Kehlweiler; The Three Evangelists; Louis Kehlweiler; The Three Evangelists; Kommissar Kehlweiler und die Evangelisten ermitteln
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural, France, Fiction in translation, Paris (City), Modern and contemporary fiction, Modern and contemporary Fiction (post 1945)