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The Accordionist
Author: Fred Vargas
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ISBN: 9781784701604
Format: Paperback
Published: September 2018
Published By: Random House Australia
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Published: September 2018
Published By: Random House Australia
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Product Description
When two Parisian women are shockingly murdered in their homes, the police suspect young accordionist ClUment Vauquer, who was seen outside both of the apartments in question. It seems on the surface like an open-and-shut case.But now ClUment has disappeared from public view. His likeness has appeared in the papers and detectives from Paris to Nevers are on his tail. To have a chance of proving his innocence, he seeks refuge with old Marthe, a former prostitute and the only mother figure he has known.
Marthe calls ex-special investigator Louis Kehlweiler to help ClUment. But what Louis uncovers is anything but straightforward, and he must call on some unconventional friends to help him solve his most complex case yet. Not only must Louis try to prove ClUment's innocence, he must solve a fiendish riddle to lead him to the killeraWhen two Parisian women are shockingly murdered in their homes, the police suspect young accordionist ClUment Vauquer, who was seen outside both of the apartments in question. It seems on the surface like an open-and-shut case.
But now ClUment has disappeared from public view. His likeness has appeared in the papers and detectives from Paris to Nevers are on his tail. To have a chance of proving his innocence, he seeks refuge with old Marthe, a former prostitute and the only mother figure he has known.
Marthe calls ex-special investigator Louis Kehlweiler to help ClUment. But what Louis uncovers is anything but straightforward, and he must call on some unconventional friends to help him solve his most complex case yet. Not only must Louis try to prove ClUment's innocence, he must solve a fiendish riddle to lead him to the killera
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.
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