| The Messengers of Death: A Mystery in Provence Contributor(s): Magnan, Pierre (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312387571 ISBN-13: 9780312387570 Publisher: Minotaur Books OUR PRICE: $20.69 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Commissaire LaViolette Mystery |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.95 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - French |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A Publishers Weekly Best Mystery of 2008, this is the exceptional follow-up to Pierre Magnan's highly acclaimed Death in the Truffle Wood Local handyman Emile discovers an envelope addressed to a Mlle Veronique in a disused mailbox. Being a former postman, he dutifully purchases a stamp and mails the letter. But when the body of this same Mlle Veronique is soon found murdered, Commissaire Laviolette is coaxed out of retirement to solve one of the most bizarre crimes imaginable. |
Contributor Bio(s): Magnan, Pierre: - Pierre Magnan is an award-winning French crime writer. Death in the Truffle Wood was his first Commissaire Laviolette mystery to be published in the United States. He is also the author of The Messengers of Death and The Murdered House, published by Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Minotaur. |