The Chalk Circle Man - (Commissaire Adamsberg Mysteries) by Fred Vargas (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>This first novel in the series praised for its intelligence, wit, and macabre imagination introduces the unorthodox detective Commissaire Adamsberg--one of the most engaging characters in contemporary crime fiction.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b><b><b><b><b><b><b><b>"Wildly imaginative."--<i>The New York Times</i></b></b></b></b></b> <p/>"Adamsberg is a terrific creation and his team of misfits a joy to watch in action."<b>--Peter Robinson, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of the Inspector Banks series</b></b></b> <p/></b>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 discovered with decidedly less banal contents - a woman with her throat slashed - Adamsberg knows that this is just the beginning.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><b>Praise for Fred Vargas and the Commissaire Adamsberg mysteries</b> <p/>Wry humor and offbeat plots blend with a subtly dangerous charm to make Fred Vargas the queen of French crime writers. --Martin Walker, author of the Bruno, Chief of Police Series <p/>"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." --<i>The New York Times Book Review </i> <p/>"Spry, ironic, yet fully engaged with the horror of contemporary reality" --<i>Los Angeles Times</i> <p/> "It's a full, rich and strange plate." --<i>Seattle Times</i> <p/>"[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."--Patrick Anderson, <i>The Washington Post </i> <p/>"Few crime stories are as apt to leave a reader wondering so ardently: Who dunnit?...Vargas' characters are like something out of a fairy tale - eternal opposites, ever-renewing archetypes despite their fresh adventures each time. That's why each novel's opening feels new." --<i>The Philadelphia Inquirer </i> <p/>"Anyone who enjoys kooky characters and intricate detail will happily follow Vargas along." --<i>Entertainment Weekly</i> <p/>"As droll and fascinating as <i>la ville lumière</i> itself." --<i>Kirkus Reviews </i> <p/>"Adamsberg, always an intuitive sleuth rather than a rational one, is the perfect hero for a series where reality is always a moving target." --<i>Booklist </i> <p/>"Vargas is, by some distance, the hottest property in contemporary crime fiction." --<i>The Guardian </i>(London)<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Fred Vargas is a French medieval historian and archaeologist who has a parallel career as a bestselling crime novelist. She adopted the pseudonym from her twin sister, an artist who works as Jo Vargas--after Ava Gardner's character in <i>The Barefoot Contessa</i>. She has published ten mysteries, five of which feature Commissaire Adamsberg. Her detective fiction is published in 32 languages.
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