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The Man Who Didn't Burn
(2019)(Playing the Martyr)
(The first book in the Juge Lombard Mystery series)A novel by Ian Moore
'Like a French inspector Morse, a gallic delight reminiscent of Fred Vargas and Donna Leon' C. K. MCDONNELL, author of The Stranger Times
A KILLER.
A SAINT.
A TOWN FULL OF WHISPERS.
When an English expat is brutally murdered, his charred corpse left on a Loire Valley hillside, the police turn to juge d’instruction Matthieu Lombard to find the killer.
Instead, Lombard discovers a wealth of secrets, grudges and feuds in the idyllic town of Saint-Genèse-sur-Loire. He begins to suspect that the remaining members of the Comité des Fêtes know more about the death than they are letting on.
But rather than towards an arrest, each clue he uncovers seems to point in one, unexpected direction: Joan of Arc. Is the answer to the murder hiding in the barroom gossip of the Lion d’Or? Or in another century altogether?
The thrilling new crime series from The Times-bestselling author of Death and Croissants
Genre: Mystery
A KILLER.
A SAINT.
A TOWN FULL OF WHISPERS.
When an English expat is brutally murdered, his charred corpse left on a Loire Valley hillside, the police turn to juge d’instruction Matthieu Lombard to find the killer.
Instead, Lombard discovers a wealth of secrets, grudges and feuds in the idyllic town of Saint-Genèse-sur-Loire. He begins to suspect that the remaining members of the Comité des Fêtes know more about the death than they are letting on.
But rather than towards an arrest, each clue he uncovers seems to point in one, unexpected direction: Joan of Arc. Is the answer to the murder hiding in the barroom gossip of the Lion d’Or? Or in another century altogether?
The thrilling new crime series from The Times-bestselling author of Death and Croissants
Genre: Mystery
Praise for this book
"An engrossing, slickly plotted policier that will leave you wanting more." - Tom Benjamin
"A cracking good read." - Mark Billingham
"A fast paced, engaging, insightful look behind the expat life in France. Wine, chateaux and murder - what's not to love? I highly recommend." - Cara Black
"Crime fiction at a European pace, with a fabulous Loire Valley setting... reminiscent of Michael Dibdin." - Sarah Hilary
"Charming, clever and expertly crafted with enough complexity to keep me guessing to the very end." - Rachel Lynch
"Full of twists and turns, I couldn't put this down. Great stuff." - Simon McCleave
"Like a French inspector Morse, a Gallic delight reminiscent of Fred Vargas and Donna Leon." - C K McDonnell
"An accomplished and compelling tale of French cops, the legend of Joan of Arc and a ceremoniously murdered Brit, all set in France's Luscious Loire Valley." - Martin Walker
"Twisty, engrossing... A police procedural with a Gallic twist." - Katy Watson
"A cracking good read." - Mark Billingham
"A fast paced, engaging, insightful look behind the expat life in France. Wine, chateaux and murder - what's not to love? I highly recommend." - Cara Black
"Crime fiction at a European pace, with a fabulous Loire Valley setting... reminiscent of Michael Dibdin." - Sarah Hilary
"Charming, clever and expertly crafted with enough complexity to keep me guessing to the very end." - Rachel Lynch
"Full of twists and turns, I couldn't put this down. Great stuff." - Simon McCleave
"Like a French inspector Morse, a Gallic delight reminiscent of Fred Vargas and Donna Leon." - C K McDonnell
"An accomplished and compelling tale of French cops, the legend of Joan of Arc and a ceremoniously murdered Brit, all set in France's Luscious Loire Valley." - Martin Walker
"Twisty, engrossing... A police procedural with a Gallic twist." - Katy Watson
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