The Chalk Circle Man

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Winner of The Crime Writers' Association Duncan Lawrie International Dagger

Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg is not like other policemen. His methods appear unorthodox in the extreme: he doesn't search for clues; he ignores obvious suspects and arrests people with cast-iron alibis; he appears permanently distracted. In spite of all this his colleagues…

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1 author picked The Chalk Circle Man as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Vargas' Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg is a unique creation, very French, very eccentric, but not irritatingly so. A series if random chalk circles start appearing on Paris streets, each containing a random item, Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg senses this is the beginnings of a serial killer spree and the tension quickly escalates as a woman's body is discovered in one.

Vargas has a wonderful engaging style that keeps the reader immersed.

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