Stick Together - (Awkward Squad) by Sophie Henaff (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Officer Anne Capestan and her squad of misfits must turn their attention to a more personal case--the murder of Capestan's ex-husband's father, a lifelong member of the Paris police force who had no shortage of enemies.</b> <p/>After their successful solving of three cold cases and exposing corruption at the very highest levels of the Paris police force, Officer Anne Capestan's team of oddballs and no-hopers should be in a celebratory mood. However, now despised by their colleagues at 36, quai des Orfevres and worried for their future, morale has never been lower among the members of the Awkward Squad.<br>Capestan is doing her best to motivate the team, but even she cannot maintain a cheerful facade when she has been assigned to investigate the murder of Officer Serge Rufus, the father of her ex-husband. Worse, it soon appears that his murder is linked to two other victims, both of whom were warned by the killer before they struck.<br>Can Capestan marshal the forces to solve another hopeless mystery, or will her team's previous success be proven just a fluke?<br><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><b>Praise for <i>The Awkward Squad</i></b><br> Hénaff's debut, an amusingly literal Parisian version of Jussi Adler-Olsen's tales about Copenhagen's equally marginal Department Q, combines conscientious mystery mongering with good, somewhat clean fun.--<i><b>Kirkus Reviews</b></i><br><br><i>Stick Together</i> - as well as the first book in the series - can be read as mysteries, but if you're the type of crime fiction reader who likes a bit of humor and a character-driven story, author Sophie Henaff should really be your cup of tea...If you think about it, Henaff's series about an improbable group of police officers follows Harry Bosch's rule: Everybody Counts or Nobody Counts.<br>--<i><b>Kittling: Books Blog</b></i><br><br>A highly entertaining police procedural that balances pathos with hilarity...<i>Stick Together</i> builds upon the terrific foundation of its predecessor to present a truly engaging contemporary crime novel that will move you as much as make you laugh.<br>--<i><b>Criminal Element </b></i><br><br>A marvelous French police procedural laced with subtle--and sometimes, not so subtle--humor about a squad of assorted losers who cannot be fired . . . An absorbing, sometimes laugh-out-loud, mystery laced with some graphic scenes of violence's aftermath. One can only sincerely hope that this is the first title in a very long series.--<i><b>D.R. Meredith, New York Journal of Books</b></i><br><br>A ragtag group of cops whom nobody else wants get their own squad. Could be a sitcom. Could be noir. Could be the first entry in this smart Parisian mystery series.--<i><b>Booklist</b></i><br><br>Amusing and interesting . . . This very enjoyable tale has deservingly won several French literary prizes.--<i><b>Jessica Mann, Literary Review</b></i><br><br>Author Henaff is a humor writer for <i>Cosmopolitan</i>, and she brings her keen wit to this chic, quirky, and quasi-noir visit to the City of Lights. There is strong appeal here to fans of Chris Ewan's <i>Good Thief </i>and Jussi Adler-Olsen's Department Q series. <br>--<i><b>Booklist</b></i><br><br>Capestan is a delightful creation, the members of her team amusing and the book lively.--<i><b>Marcel Berlins, The Times</b></i><br><br>Commissaire Anne Capestan and her Merry Band of Misfits return in a rollicking end-run around the establishment of the Paris police...Henaff creates the most eccentric, most humorous characters who also reveal an unexpected pathos.<i> Stick Together </i>is an absolutely wonderful book equal to any of Donald Westbrook's.<br>--<i><b>New York Journal of Books Review</b></i><br><br>Do you like a strong dose of humor with your mystery reads? If so, look no further than Sophie Henaff's Awkward Squad series...It's laugh out loud hilarious.<br>--<i><b>Book Loons</b></i><br><br>Hénaff's fun first novel offers a wry look at Parisian policing and the infinite twists of the bureaucracy . . . Commissaire Anne Capestan, her career on tenterhooks for her role in the shooting of a suspect, takes charge of a cold-case squad populated by departmental castoffs who can't be fired but refuse to quit. Starting with a sense of wounded pragmatism that gives way to an increasingly focused joy of the hunt, Capestan marshals [the] team.--<i><b>Publishers Weekly </b></i><br><br>Original and amusing, it's French noir with a sly smile.--<i><b>The Times Crime Club</b></i><br><br>Readers who appreciate quirky and interesting characters with their mysteries will find much to savor in this series launch, which is as much about a crew of police rejects as the crimes they investigate.--<i><b>Library Journal</b></i><br><br>Sterling sequel to 2018's <i>The Awkward Squad</i>... Full of heart, wit, and lovable characters, Henaff's quirky procedural is a winner.--<i><b>Publishers Weekly, (starred review)</b></i><br><br>You will not want to tear yourself away . . . Extremely original.--<i><b>Le Point</b></i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Sophie Hénaff </b>is a journalist, author, and former Lyonnaise bar owner. She began her journalism career as a critic at<i> Lyon Poche</i>, before moving to Paris to write for <i>Cosmopolitan</i>, where she established her own humor column, La Cosmolite. Her first novel was <i>The Awkward Squad</i>.
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