The final novel in the Three Evangelists trilogy, by France's utterly original bestselling crime writer
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.
It’s all rather delightfully bonkers, a playful and subversively
unorthodox take on the private eye novel by a master of her
craft
*Irish Times*
A real wonder of a book, in all senses of the word
*Waterford Today*
The book is as beguiling as previous entries in the Three
Evangelists series, with the pleasure here coming from the comic
interplay between the unconventional sleuths
*Guardian*
Vargas is the poet of modern French crime writing, her work has a
slightly ethereal feel… this is solid gold Euro-noir crime fiction.
A high calibre literary thriller that entertains with aplomb… The
Accordionist is cleverly plotted, the intensity builds and what
starts out as intriguing becomes more involving as the reader is
gripped by the fundamental question, ‘who did it?’ More than other
crime novels, you have to surrender to Vargas’s vision of the
world, one that you will not instantly recognise but may come to
love… The Accordionist satisfies the most ardent noir strictures;
slightly subversive, strong plotting, droll humour, inventive
twists and elegant prose. This is a real treat for lovers of
intelligent crime fiction
*Nudge*
Shockingly original, disturbingly eccentric and massively
involving, Vargas books are a step beyond ordinary crime fiction
and take you on a startling journey… Their quirky interplay and
unconventional way of thinking…makes for a droll, entertaining
read. Translator Sián Reynolds has a knack of rendering their
cadences and ticks into readable English
*Connexion*
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