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![]() | The Chalk Circle Man (2009) (The first book in the Commissaire Adamsberg series) A novel by Fred Vargas |
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 are forced to admit that he is highly successful - a born cop.When strange blue chalk circles start appearing overnight on the pavements of Paris, the press take up the story with amusement and psychiatrists trot out their theories. Adamsberg is alone in thinking this is not a game and far from amusing. He insists on being kept informed of new circles and the increasingly bizarre objects which they contain: a pigeon's foot, four cigarette lighters, a badge proclaiming 'I Love Elvis', a hat, a doll's head. Adamsberg senses the cruelty that lies behind these seemingly random occurrences. Soon a circle with decidedly less banal contents is discovered: the body of a woman with her throat savagely cut. Adamsberg knows that other murders will follow. "The Chalk Circle Man" is the first book featuring Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg, one of the most engaging characters in contemporary detective fiction.
Genre: Mystery
Genre: Mystery
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Hardback Editions
January 2009 : Hardback
| Title: The Chalk Circle Man Author(s): Fred Vargas ISBN: 0-307-39687-8 / 978-0-307-39687-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Knopf Canada Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
February 2010 : Paperback
| Title: The Chalk Circle Man Author(s): Fred Vargas ISBN: 0-09-948897-3 / 978-0-09-948897-2 (UK edition) Publisher: Vintage Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 2010 : Paperback
| Title: The Chalk Circle Man Author(s): Fred Vargas ISBN: 0-307-39688-6 / 978-0-307-39688-4 (USA edition) Publisher: Vintage Canada Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
June 2009 : Paperback
| Title: The Chalk-Circle Man (Commissaire Adamsberg Mysteries) Author(s): Fred Vargas ISBN: 0-14-311595-2 / 978-0-14-311595-3 (UK edition) Publisher: Penguin Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
February 2009 : Paperback
| Title: The Chalk Circle Man Author(s): Fred Vargas ISBN: 1-84343-272-2 / 9781843432722 (UK edition) Publisher: Harvill Secker Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
2009 : Paperback
| Title: THE CHALK CIRCLE MAN LARGE PRINT Author(s): FRED VARGAS ISBN: 1-4074-3488-8 / 978-1-4074-3488-9 (UK edition) Publisher: CLIPPER LARGE PRINT Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
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