Book description
JOINT-WINNER OF THE CWA INTERNATIONAL DAGGER
`People will die,' says the panic-stricken woman outside police headquarters. She has been standing in blazing sunshine for more than an hour, and refuses to speak to anyone besides Commissaire Adamsberg. Her daughter has seen a vision: ghostly horsemen who target the most nefarious…
Why read it?
1 author picked The Ghost Riders of Ordebec as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This is the middle book of a series of novels by French archaeologist and historian Fred Vargas. Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg is a Parisien Chief of Police, although he comes from the Pyrenees. It is a crime novel, but so much more than that.
I would recommend reading this book first and then going back to the first in the series. I found Adamsberg instantly engaging, as is the whole weirdly original story. It might not be for everyone.
The crimes are bizarre (but never disturbingly explicit), and Vargas, who is female, creates a cast of eccentric and loveable characters who are…
If you love The Ghost Riders of Ordebec...
The High House
The Victorian mansion, Evenmere, is the mechanism that runs the universe.
The lamps must be lit, or the stars die. The clocks must be wound, or Time ceases. The Balance between Order and Chaos must be preserved, or Existence crumbles.
Appointed the Steward of Evenmere, Carter Anderson must learn the…
Want books like The Ghost Riders of Ordebec?
Our community of 12,000+ authors has personally recommended 100 books like The Ghost Riders of Ordebec.
Share your top 3 reads of 2025!
And get a beautiful page showing off your 3 favorite reads.
1,210
readers submitted
so far, will you?
📚 If you like The Ghost Riders of Ordebec, you might also like...
Aggressor
It is April 1st, 2038. Day 60 of China's blockade of the rebel island of Taiwan.
The US government has agreed to provide Taiwan with a weapons system so advanced that it can disrupt the balance of power in the region. But what pilot would be crazy enough to run…
The Duke's Christmas Redemption
A Duke who has rejected love, a Lady who dreams of a love match, an arranged marriage, a house full of secrets, a most unneighborly neighbor, a plot to destroy reputations, an unexpected love that redeems it all.
Lady Charlotte Wyndham, given in an arranged marriage to a man she…
