There are 9 books in the Commissaire Adamsberg series. The newest book is This Poison Will Remain which came out in 2019.

1
The Chalk Circle Man

The Chalk Circle Man

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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2
Seeking Whom He May Devour

By Fred Vargas , Siân Reynolds (translator) ,

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In this frightening and surprising novel, the eccentric,wayward genius of Commissaire Adamsberg is pitted against the deep-rooted mysteries of one Alpine village's history, and a very present problem: wolves. Disturbing things have been happening up in the French mountains; more and more sheep are being found with their throats torn-out.…

4
Wash This Blood Clean from My Hand

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Between 1943 and 2003 nine people have been stabbed to death with a most unusual weapon: a trident. In each case, arrests were made, suspects confessed their crimes and were sentenced to life in prison. One slightly worrying detail: each presumed murderer lost consciousness during the night of the crime…

5
This Night's Foul Work

This Night's Foul Work

On the outskirts of Paris, two men have been found with their throats cut. In Normandy, two stags have been killed and their hearts cut out. Meanwhile a seventy-five-year-old nurse who has murdered several of her patients has escaped from prison. Is there a connection between the three cases?

In…

6
An Uncertain Place

By Fred Vargas , Sian Reynolds (translator) ,

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From the #1 bestselling French author and three-time winner of the Crime Writers' Association's International Dagger Award.

When Commissaire Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg, the chief of police in Paris's seventh arrondissement, is called to the scene of a ghastly and highly unusual murder, he thinks it can't have anything to do with…

7
The Ghost Riders of Ordebec

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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…

8
A Climate of Fear

By Fred Vargas , Sian Reynolds (translator) ,

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*Featured in The Times top ten crime novels of the decade*

THE NEW INSPECTOR ADAMSBERG NOVEL

Shortlisted for the CWA International Dagger 2017

A woman is found dead in her bath. The murder has been disguised as a suicide and a strange symbol is discovered at the scene.

Then the…

9
This Poison Will Remain

By Fred Vargas , Sian Reynolds (translator) ,

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** Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month **
The exhilarating new Inspector Adamsberg novel from France's multi-million-copy bestselling crime fiction star

'Adamsberg is one of my favourite detectives... I so enjoyed This Poison Will Remain'
ANN CLEEVES

'Absorbing... Full of twists and spiced with Vargas's characteristic wit and style'…