Author: | Pascal Garnier | ISBN: | 9781910477441 |
Publisher: | Gallic Books | Publication: | August 14, 2017 |
Imprint: | Gallic Books | Language: | English |
Author: | Pascal Garnier |
ISBN: | 9781910477441 |
Publisher: | Gallic Books |
Publication: | August 14, 2017 |
Imprint: | Gallic Books |
Language: | English |
Vultures, clifftops, restless retirees, bizarre murder weapons and uncanny resemblances make for the ingredients of a classic Pascal Garnier noir. At least vultures have the decency to wait until their prey’s dead before picking it apart … After losing his wife and suffering a stroke, cantankerous retiree Édouard Lavenant has moved from Lyon to a village in the mountains with his put-upon nurse, Thérèse. One day, a man comes to the door claiming to be Édouard’s long-lost son. Édouard’s temper seems to be softening, but it isn’t long before the local vultures are circling overhead …
Vultures, clifftops, restless retirees, bizarre murder weapons and uncanny resemblances make for the ingredients of a classic Pascal Garnier noir. At least vultures have the decency to wait until their prey’s dead before picking it apart … After losing his wife and suffering a stroke, cantankerous retiree Édouard Lavenant has moved from Lyon to a village in the mountains with his put-upon nurse, Thérèse. One day, a man comes to the door claiming to be Édouard’s long-lost son. Édouard’s temper seems to be softening, but it isn’t long before the local vultures are circling overhead …