Mystery books from France
Recommended mystery books (13)
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If you are into mystery here are some mystery books from France for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
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A Spell in Provence by Marie Laval EN
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After losing her job in England, Amy Carter uses her redundancy payment to start a new life in France, turning Bellefontaine, an overgrown Provençal farmhouse, into a successful hotel. Though she has big plans for her new home, none of them involves falling in love — least of all with Fabien Coste, the handsome but arrogant owner of the nearby château. As romance blossoms in the beautiful Provençal countryside, disturbing events at the farmhouse hint at a dark mystery — a destructive, centuries-old attachment between the ladies of Bellefontaine and the ducs de Coste. As Amy struggles to unrave... continue
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Alex, une jeune femme de 35 ans, belle et attirante, essaie des perruques dans un magasin du boulevard de Strasbourg. Quelques heures plus tard, elle est enlevée par un inconnu qui la suivait, jetée dans une camionnette et séquestrée dans un hangar désaffecté. Le ravisseur a organisé sur place un théâtre de tortures qu'elle va subir jusqu'à l'horreur. Alex parvient à se libérer avant que la police ne la retrouve, et n'identifie son tortionnaire, suicidé sur le périphérique. Dès lors, l'énigme d'Alex et de son passé ne peut plus lâcher le lecteur, qui la découvre du point de vue de la victime e... continue
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Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief by Maurice Leblanc EN
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The inspiration for the new Netflix series, Lupin, starring Omar Sy A curated collection of the very best adventures of Arsène Lupin, France’s most famous gentleman thief The poor and the innocent have nothing to fear from Lupin; often they profit from his spontaneous generosity. The rich and powerful, and the detective who tries to spoil his fun, however, must beware. They are the target of Lupin’s mischief. With plans that frequently evolve into elaborate plots, Lupin is a gentleman burglar turned detective, and the most entertaining criminal genius in literature. These stories – the best of... continue
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Das Phantom der Oper by Gaston Leroux DE
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In den Kulissen der Pariser Oper geht ein Phantom um. Geschickt verbirgt es sich den Blicken der Menschen, und doch nimmt es Einfluss auf das Bühnengeschehen, denn dank seiner Hilfe wird die Sängerin Christine Daée zum Star des Ensembles. Als das abstoßend hässliche Phantom sich ihr offenbart, kommt erst ein großes Erschrecken und bald darauf die Liebe ins Spiel – und löst eine komisch-turbulente Lawine von Ereignissen aus.
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Fresh Water for Flowers by Valérie Perrin EN
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A 2020 INDIES INTRODUCE PICK A POIGNANT RUNAWAY BESTSELLER full of French charm and memorable characters, Fresh Water for Flowers is Valérie Perrin's English debut. Violette Toussaint is the caretaker at a cemetery in a small town in Bourgogne. Casual mourners, regular visitors, and sundry colleagues--gravediggers, groundskeepers, and a priest--visit her to warm themselves in her lodge, where laughter, companionship, and occasional tears mix with the coffee she offers them. Her life is lived to the rhythms of their funny, moving confidences. Violette's routine is disrupted one day by the arriv... continue
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Kids Run the Show by Delphine de Vigan EN
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A cautionary tale for a world in which social media has shattered the boundaries of intimacy. The first time that Mélanie met Clara, she was stunned by Clara's sense of authority, and for her part, Clara was struck by Mélanie's pink, glittery nails, which shimmered in the dark. "She looks like a child," thought the first. "She looks like a doll," pondered the second. These two women, both of the same generation and exposed to the same forms of media throughout their lives, could not be more different in adulthood. Mélanie is a social media superstar, broadcasting her children's daily lives on ... continue
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Le suspendu de Conakry by Jean-Christophe Rufin FR
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Comment cet Aurel Timescu peut-il être Consul de France ? Avec son accent roumain, sa dégaine des années trente et son passé de pianiste de bar, il n’a pourtant rien à faire au Quai d’Orsay. Il végète d’ailleurs dans des postes subalternes. Cette fois, il est en Guinée, lui qui ne supporte pas la chaleur. Il prend son mal en patience, transpire, boit du tokay et compose des opéras... Quand, tout à coup, survient la seule chose au monde qui puisse encore le passionner : un crime inexpliqué. Suspendu, ce plaisancier blanc ? À quoi ? Au mât de son voilier, d’accord. Mais avant ? Suspendu à des év... continue
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The Breakers by Claudie Gallay EN
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In the Contentin peninsula on the northern coast of Brittany, lies a village that to all intents and purposes might just be at the end of the world. Amid this desolation, a stranger appears in the café and begins stirring up suspicion about the village's lighthouse keeper, now retired. An old grandmother wanders the beaches, looking for a child named Michel. Meanwhile, a woman arrives from the south. The man of her life has just died and she throws herself into her work, cataloguing her surroundings in obsessive detail. The villagers seem to be guarding old secrets about events in their past. ... continue
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The Chalk Circle Man by Fred Vargas EN
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“Wildly imaginative.”—The New York Times “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 When blue chalk circles begin to appear on the pavement in neighborhoods around Paris, Commissaire Adamsberg is alone in thinking that they are far from amusing. As he studies each new circle and the increasingly bizarre objects they contain - empty beer cans, four trombones, a pigeon's foot, a doll's head - he senses the cruelty that lies within whoever is responsible. And when a circle is ... continue
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The Mystery of Henri Pick by David Foenkinos EN
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The delightful first title in a new collaboration with Channel 4's Walter Presents: a fast-paced comic mystery enriched by a deep love of books In the small town of Crozon in Brittany, a library houses manuscripts that were rejected for publication: the faded dreams of aspiring writers. Visiting while on holiday, young editor Delphine Despero is thrilled to discover a novel so powerful that she feels compelled to bring it back to Paris to publish it. The book is a sensation, prompting fevered interest in the identity of its author - apparently one Henri Pick, a now-deceased pizza chef from Cro... continue