An Uncertain Place
An Uncertain Place by Fred Vargas is a mystery novel published by Penguin Publishing Group on October 25, 2011. This edition spans 416 pages and is presented in English. The story follows Commissaire Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg, the chief of police in Paris, as he investigates a peculiar murder linked to a series of unsettling discoveries, including severed feet found near London’s Highgate Cemetery.
Readers will find a blend of wry humor and offbeat plots as Adamsberg navigates the complexities of the case, aided by the victim’s physician. The narrative explores themes of psychological intrigue and historical horror, taking the investigation deep into Eastern Europe’s haunted past. This book presents a unique take on the police procedural genre, intertwining elements of suspense and thriller throughout its unfolding mystery.
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“Wry humor and offbeat plots blend with a subtly dangerous charm to make Fred Vargas the queen of French crime writers.”—Martin Walker, author of the Bruno, Chief of Police Series
“A wildly imaginative series.”—The New York Times
From the #1 bestselling French author and four-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 the nine pairs of shoes and severed feet discovered outside of London’s Highgate Cemetery just a few days earlier. With the help of the murdered man’s gifted physician, Adamsberg delves into the victim’s disturbed psyche and unexpectedly finds himself on a path that takes him deep into the haunted past of Eastern Europe, where a centuries-old horror has come to life and is claiming victims far and wide.
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