Fred VargasVezi magazinul LibrisThis 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.
Wildly imaginative.
-- The New York Times Adamsberg is a terrific creation and his team of misfits a joy to watch in action.
--Peter Robinson, New York Times bestselling author of the Inspector Banks series 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.
