Adamsberg is a terrific creation and his team of misfits a joy to watch in action.
Peter Robinson, New York Times bestselling author of the Inspector Banks series
Vargas writes with the startling imagery and absurdist wit of a latter-day Anouilh, about fey characters who live in a wonderful bohemian world that never was but should have been.
The New York Times Book Review
Real vintage Vargas: playful, thought-provoking, a total delight. And beautifully translated. Adamsberg is one of my favourite detectives.
Ann Cleeves, author of the Shetland Island Mysteries
Fred Vargas' books are murder mysteries, yes -- cunning, corkscrew murder mysteries -- but so much else besides: delicate comedies, engrossing tours of French geography and history, fascinating excursions into folklore and myth.
A. J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author
It's a full, rich and strange plate.
Seattle Times
[A] high degree of intelligence, sophistication and perversity informs [Vargas ] fiction I continue to be delighted by the workings of [her] imagination. It s a tangled web she weaves, and a hard one to escape.
The Washington Post
