Jean-François Parot

The Man with the Lead Stomach (eBook, ePUB)

Übersetzer: Glencross, Michael

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Adapted for television in France, the second of the Nicolas Le Floch mysteries sees the protagonist undertake his second major murder investigation when the body of a prominent courtier's son is found.



'It's the superb Parisian detail and atmosphere that truly beguiles' Sunday Times



An unusual death during a society evening at the Opera reveals something sinister at the heart of the French court...



October 1761 finds the newly-promoted Commissioner Le Floch on duty at a Royal performance of Rameau's latest work. Events take a dramatic turn and Nicolas soon embarks on his second major investigation when the body of a prominent courtier's son is found. The initial evidence points to suicide, but Le Floch's instincts tell him he is dealing with murder of the most gruesome kind.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Gallic Books
• Seitenzahl: 338
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781906040499
• Artikelnr.: 38362292

Autorenporträt

Jean-François Parot was a diplomat and historian. He is the author of the Nicolas Le Floch mysteries, which take place in eighteenth century France. The novels, beginning with The Châtelet Apprentice, have been adapted as a successful TV series shown on France 2. Parot died in 2018. Michael Glencross lives and works in France as a translator. His most recent translations into English include The Dream by Emile Zola and Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne.

Rezensionen

'It's the superb Parisian detail and atmosphere that truly beguiles' Sunday Times

'Reads like a cross between a Maigret mystery and Les Liaisons Dangereuses' Mail on Sunday

Praise for Jean-François Parot

'A terrific book ... brilliantly evokes the casual brutality of life in eighteenth-century France' Sunday Times

'As historical mysteries go, Victorian England has its charms; but dirty, pestilential 18th-century France really promises a walk on the wild side. Jean-François Parot delivers on that pledge with gusto' New York Times

'Has all the twists, turns and surprises the genre demands' Independent on Sunday

'Parot succeeds brilliantly in the reconstruction of of pre-revolutionary Paris' Times

'An engaging murder mystery that picks away at the delicate power balance between king, police and state' Financial Times

'The outstanding attention to historical detail and a writing style that is vaguely reminiscent of its 18thcentury time period sets this book apart from many in the genre' Portland Book Review