The Murdered House - Couverture souple

Magnan, Pierre

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 031236721X ISBN 13 : 9780312367213

Editeur : Minotaur Books, 2010

Synopsis

From one of Frances's leading crime writers, whose The Messengers of Death was named a Publishers Weekly Best Mystery of 2008, comes an exceptional classic mystery which was once singled out as being France's Best Novel of the Year.

At the turn of the century, in a remote inn in Upper Provence, a family is violently massacred. The sole survivor of the tragedy is a three-week-old baby.

In 1920, the orphaned survivor, Seraphin Monge, returns home to avenge his family's killers. But for each murder he plots, another hand silently executes it in his place. He wins the hearts of both Marie and Rose, and romantic complications ensue. But then unexpected secrets set in motion a dreadful unveiling of the past. . . .

A novel of terrifying intensity, The Murdered House will secure Pierre Magnan's place on every mystery aficionado's shelf.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

PIERRE MAGNAN is an award-winning French crime writer who publishes his novels to rave international reviews. The Murdered House is his third mystery to be published by Minotaur Books; other available titles include The Messengers of Death and Death in the Truffle Wood.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

From one of Frances's leading crime writers, whose The Messengers of Death was named a Publishers Weekly Best Mystery of 2008, comes an exceptional classic mystery which was once singled out as being France's Best Novel of the Year.

At the turn of the century, in a remote inn in Upper Provence, a family is violently massacred. The sole survivor of the tragedy is a three-week-old baby.

In 1920, the orphaned survivor, Seraphin Monge, returns home to avenge his family's killers. But for each murder he plots, another hand silently executes it in his place. He wins the hearts of both Marie and Rose, and romantic complications ensue. But then unexpected secrets set in motion a dreadful unveiling of the past. . . .

A novel of terrifying intensity, The Murdered House will secure Pierre Magnan's place on every mystery aficionado's shelf.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Minotaur Books
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 031236721X
• ISBN 13: 9780312367213
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 247
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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