Description
Product ID: | 9781782271970 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | The King of Fools |
Authors: | Author: Frederic Dard, Louise Rogers Lalaurie |
Page Count: | 160 |
Subjects: | Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Classic crime and mystery fiction, Fiction in translation, Classic crime, Fiction in translation |
Description: | Select Guide Rating An ingenious thriller, set in Edinburgh, from the master of French noir A fiendish tale of passion, betrayal, and murder in Edinburgh, Scotland—from the master of French noir Jean-Marie can''t believe his luck when he has a passionate triste with a beautiful young Englishwoman, Marjory, who is holidaying in the Côte d''Azur. But when he discovers she is married, he is crestfallen. When she returns to her home in rainy Edinburgh, he is heartbroken. He decides to take the biggest gamble of his life: he follows her. No sooner has Jean-Marie arrived in Scotland than his luck runs out. Marjory’s husband is a jealous man—and a deadly encounter is only the beginning of a nightmarish, disorienting drama in the grey-granite labyrinth of the city. |
Imprint Name: | Pushkin Vertigo |
Publisher Name: | Pushkin Press |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2017-05-04 |