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Crimes of winter : variations of adultery and venial sins : an Inspector Sebag mystery / Philippe Georget ; translated from the French by Steven Rendal.
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- ISBN: 9781609453893 (paperback)
- Physical Description: 435 pages ; 21 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Europa Editions, 2017.
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| General Note: | Translation of: Méfaits d'hiver. |
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| Subject: | Perpignan (France) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Detective and mystery fiction. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Stroud Branch | FIC Georg | 31681010054393 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"Crime, suspense, and marital woes combine in this atmospheric procedural set in the seemingly quiet Mediterranean town of Perpignan"--Amazon. - Baker & Taylor
Burying himself in his work to forget a devastating betrayal, Inspector Sebag investigates a series of crimes of passion in the quiet Mediterranean town of Perpignan. - Penguin Putnam
An Inspector Sebag Mystery
Crime, suspense, and marital woes combine in this atmospheric procedural set in the seemingly quiet Mediterranean town of Perpignan.
This winter is going to be a rough one for Inspector Gilles Sebag, for he has discovered a terrible truth: Claire has been cheating on him. Bouncing between depression, whisky, and insomnia, he buries himself in work in an attempt to forget.
But his investigations lead him inexorably to bigger tragediesâa woman murdered in a hotel, a depressed man who throws himself from the roof of his building, another who threatens to blow up the neighborhoodâall of them involving betrayals of some sort. Perpignan seems to be suffering from a veritable epidemic of crimes of passion. Adultery is everywhere! And each betrayal leads to another dramatic crime.
Sebag has an uncanny ability to slip into the skin of his suspects and solve apparently unsolvable crimes. Though professionally charmed, he is unlucky in love. He is a perfect protagonist for the town of Perpignan, sleepy and leisurely on the surface, seething with vice and violence underneath. - Perseus Publishing
<p><b>The third Inspector Sebag mystery âdives deeper into character than most traditional detective yarns and is written with wit, poignancy, and panacheâ (<i>Kirkus Reviews</i>).</b><br><br>Crime, suspense, and marital woes combine in this atmospheric procedural set in the seemingly quiet Mediterranean town of Perpignan.<br>This winter is going to be a rough one for Insp. Gilles Sebag, for he has discovered a terrible truth: his wife has been cheating on him. Bouncing between depression, whisky, and insomnia, he buries himself in work in an attempt to forget.<br>But his investigations lead him inexorably to bigger tragediesâa woman murdered in a hotel, a depressed man who throws himself from the roof of his building, another who threatens to blow up the neighborhoodâall of them involving betrayals of some sort. Perpignan seems to be suffering from a veritable epidemic of crimes of passion. Adultery is everywhereâand each betrayal leads to another dramatic crime.<br><br>âVivid and atmospheric . . . A thoughtful, almost lyrical approach to crime fiction, which will appeal to anyone who also liked <i>In Her Wake</i>, <i>he Dying Detective</i> or <i>The Bird Tribunal</i>. Its seasonal themes are also reminiscent of Johan Theorinâs Oland quartet, set at a Swedish resort.â â<i>Crime Fiction Lover</i><br><br>âThe most ambitious thematically. In it, Georget takes the stuff of existential novels and folds it into the crime genreâs formula.ââ<i>Los Angeles Review of Books</i><br><br>âEngaging . . . The resolution is multilayered and satisfying.â<i>âPublishers Weekly</i><br><br>âFans of French settings will enjoy venturing outside of Paris, and the year-end holiday provides an additional measure of atmosphere to the crimes and solutions here.ââ<i>Library Journal</i></p>
