The Accordionist
  • Published: 17 September 2018
  • ISBN: 9781784701604
  • Imprint: Vintage
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 256
  • RRP: $24.99

The Accordionist

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The final novel in the Three Evangelists trilogy, by France's utterly original bestselling crime writer

SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA INTERNATIONAL DAGGER 2018

When two Parisian women are murdered in their homes, the police suspect young accordionist Clément Vauquer. As he was seen outside both of the apartments in question, it seems like an open-and-shut case.

Desperate for a chance to prove his innocence, Clément disappears. He seeks refuge with old Marthe, the only mother figure he has ever known, who calls in ex-special investigator Louis Kehlweiler.

Louis is soon faced with his most complex case yet and he calls on some unconventional friends to help him. He must show that Clément is not responsible and solve a fiendish riddle to find the killer...
  • Published: 17 September 2018
  • ISBN: 9781784701604
  • Imprint: Vintage
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 256
  • RRP: $24.99
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About the author

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.

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Also by Fred Vargas

This Poison Will Remain
A Climate of Fear
Dog Will Have His Day
The Ghost Riders of Ordebec
An Uncertain Place
The Chalk Circle Man
This Night's Foul Work
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Praise for The Accordionist

[Vargas] has won the CWA international dagger four times, confirming her place in the top rank of contemporary crime writers... [A Climate of Fear] is easily the best thing she has ever done... The idea of history repeating itself is at the heart of this stunning novel, which confirms Vargas’ fine understanding of the unchanging nature of human passions.

Sunday Times

One of the most entertainingly eccentric of all current European crime writers... Highly impressive.

Independent

Vargas writes with strength, erudition and unique imagination... In the crowded world of crime fiction, she's a valuable one-off.

The Times
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