ARGONAUT BOOKS

In the unremarkable French town of Saint-Louis, a mysterious stranger stalks the streets; an elderly woman believes her son is planning to do away with her; a prominent manufacturer drops dead. Between visits to the town's hostelries, Chief Inspector Georges Gorski ponders the connections, if any, between these events, while all the time grappling with his own domestic and existential demons. Reviews 'Burnet plays metafictional games, but the book pulls off the rare double of being emotionally involving as well as teasingly tricksy.'Telegraph, Best Crime and Thrillers Autumn...Read More