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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 'A rewardingly tricksy novel full of literary games and misdirections … enthralling plot strands … compelling.'The Times'Burnet plays metafictional games, but the ...Read More