Un drole de couple (From Herald Scotland)Despite a mutilated corpse and a daring daylight robbery where Kalashnikovs are the weapon of choice, there is a pleasingly old- fashioned quality to Dominique Sylvain's Parisian murder mystery. There is a salute to Agatha Christie in the way the prime suspect is finally confronted and shamed by a chain of evidence pointing to their unequivocal guilt. There is also a strong flavour of Simenon in the way she evokes Paris through the inviting fug of its glowing caf. The Dark Angel unfolds in a Paris on the cusp of winter. The fragile light, weeping skies and soggy streets around the Bois de Boulogne are the marks of a city gripped by a damp chill that penetrates the bones. She has been strangled. Both of her feet have been cut off using a butcher's meat cleaver. There are a handful of suspects, but the finger of suspicion points to suave restaurateur Maxime Duchamp. The fact that his first wife was also brutally murdered casts a shadow over his claims of innocence. The narrative is a pacy page- turner that invites the reader to join the dots and play detective, working out the connections between Vanessa's murder and the robbery at a bureau de change on the Champs . There is also a dry wit sprinkled across the proceedings. Retired detective Lola Jost is described as someone who . Scarred by tragedy, she has embraced retirement as a warming comfort blanket. She spends her days consuming red wine and diligently attending to jigsaw puzzles. Vanessa's murder happens in her neighbourhood and draws her back into the detective game, encouraged by Ingrid Diesel, an American masseuse in Paris who also has a reputation as a mesmerising striptease artist by the name of Gabriella Tiger. They bicker and banter, finding unexpected common ground in their very different approaches to life, and eventually solve a murder that brings Lola back to life and provides the key to unravelling other mysteries. It was the kind of coat Bogart wore in old films, except that it looked much better on him. It is also a welcome antidote to the dominance of Scandinavian Noir, Nordic Noir and the fifty shades of grey and gruesome that seem to define a good deal of modern crime- writing. The Dark Angel is concise, plot- driven and mercifully unlikely to give you sleepless nights. All told, this is a highly readable introduction to what could well become a series of Lola and Ingrid investigations. Mais, les deux complices sont soudainement pr. Adaptation : Daniel Hanssens. Deux amis, la cinquantaine, adeptes des parties de poker, vont devoir partager un appartement. Agriculture; Armement; Automobile; Banques; B Synopsis : Les temps ont chang C'est une adaptation de la pi.
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