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Imprint: Vintage
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Published: 04/02/2010
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ISBN: 9780099488972
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Length: 256 Pages
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Dimensions: 198mm x 16mm x 129mm
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Weight: 181g
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RRP: £8.99
The Chalk Circle Man
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Fred Vargas
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Sian Reynolds (Translator)
Winner of The Crime Writers' Association Duncan Lawrie International Dagger
Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg is not like other policemen. His methods appear unorthodox in the extreme: he doesn't search for clues; he ignores obvious suspects and arrests people with cast-iron alibis; he appears permanently distracted. In spite of all this his colleagues are forced to admit that he is a born cop.
When strange blue chalk circles start appearing overnight on the pavements of Paris, only Adamsberg takes them - and the increasingly bizarre objects found within them - seriously. And when the body of a woman with her throat savagely cut is found in one, only Adamsberg realises that other murders will soon follow…
‘The hottest property in contemporary crime fiction’ Guardian
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Imprint: Vintage
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Published: 04/02/2010
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ISBN: 9780099488972
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Length: 256 Pages
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Dimensions: 198mm x 16mm x 129mm
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Weight: 181g
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RRP: £8.99
Reviews
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"Rich and witty"
Independent
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"She wants to surprise, unsettle, frustrate and amuse - and succeeds in writing a gripping novel that takes readers out of their comfort zones"
The Scotsman
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"The hottest property in contemporary crime fiction"
Guardian
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"The novel shows Vargas in riveting form right from the start of her writing career"
The Times
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"Witty, inventive and vaguely surreal, this novel should win over the most diehard crime fiction fans"
Melissa McClemets, Financial Times
