A Climate of Fear

byFred Vargas, Siân Reynolds (Translator)
*Featured in The Times top ten crime novels of the decade*

THE NEW INSPECTOR ADAMSBERG NOVEL

Shortlisted for the CWA International Dagger 2017

A woman is found dead in her bath. The murder has been disguised as a suicide and a strange symbol is discovered at the scene.

Then the symbol is observed near a second victim, who ten years earlier had also taken part in a doomed expedition to Iceland.

How are these deaths, and rumours of an Icelandic demon, linked to a secretive local society? And what does the mysterious sign mean? Commissaire Adamsberg is about to find out.

French crime queen's new mystery – her best yet.

Sunday Times

About Fred Vargas

Fred Vargas was born in Paris in 1957. A historian and archaeologist by profession, she is now a bestselling novelist. Her books have sold over 10 million copies worldwide and have been translated into 45 languages.
Details
  • Series: Commissaire Adamsberg #8
  • Imprint: Vintage
  • ISBN: 9781784702625
  • Length: 416 pages
  • Dimensions: 198mm x 25mm x 130mm
  • Weight: 293g
  • Price: £10.99
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