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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A cross between "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold" and "A Year in Provence," this highly acclaimed thriller is a thoroughly original and completely engaging crime novel of international espionage.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>A cross between <i>The Spy Who Came in from the Cold</i> and<i> A Year in Provence</i><i>, </i> this ingenious thriller gets stunning raves from one and all: <p/>Unforgettable . . . combines elements of Agatha Christie and Robert Ludlum.<br>---Bookreporter.com <p/>A riveting murder mystery.<br>---<i>France</i><i> Today <p/></i>Steiner sketches such a rich life for his tiny town that he makes you want to get on the next plane.<br>---<i>Chicago</i><i> Tribune <p/></i>A beautiful crime novel.<br>---Thomas Perry, <i>New York</i><i> Times </i>bestselling author of <i>Nightlife <p/></i>A page-turner---like a good Alan Furst or Graham Greene novel.<br>---<i>The Washingtonian <p/></i>Louis Morgon is a marvel.<br>---Olen Steinhauer, author of <i>Victory Square <p/></i><i>Le Crime</i> est superbe.<br>---Jim Fusilli, author of <i>Hard, Hard City <p/></i>Former State Department expert Louis Morgon finds a murdered body on the doorstep of his charming little house in France, and he and the local gendarme team up to solve the murder. Thriller and mystery lovers: Bon appetit!</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"A fantastic novel, at once a gripping political thriller, and a complex mystery tale." --David Brooks, author of Bobos in Paradise <p/>"Le Carré and Deighton fans will welcome Steiner's engaging first novel." --<i>Publishers Weekly</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Also known for his cartoons in <i>The New Yorker, </i>this is <b>Peter Steiner</b>'s first novel in the Louis Morgon thriller series; the second, <i>L'Assassin, </i>was published by Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Minotaur. <i>Le Crime</i> was originally published in hardcover under the title <i>A French Country Murder</i>.</p>

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