The Three Evangelists
The Three Evangelists by Fred Vargas is a captivating work published by Vintage Canada in 2006. This first edition, written in English and spanning 227 pages, presents a unique narrative that diverges from Vargas’s well-known Commissaire Adamsberg series. The story begins with Sophia Simeonidis, a Greek opera singer, who discovers an unexpected tree in her Paris garden. With her indifferent husband, she turns to her quirky neighbors for help in uncovering any secrets the tree might hold.
Readers will find an intriguing blend of mystery and eccentricity as the plot unfolds. The neighbors include Vandoosler, a former cop with a troubled past, and three financially struggling historians—Mathias, Marc, and Lucien—who take on the task out of curiosity and necessity. Their investigation takes a dark turn when Sophia’s body is discovered, prompting them to delve deeper into the circumstances surrounding her death. This edition offers a rich exploration of themes related to crime and human relationships, set against the backdrop of Parisian life.
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France’s bestselling and award-winning crime writer Fred Vargas joins Vintage Canada.
The Three Evangelists is an enormously entertaining departure from Vargas’s Commissaire Adamsberg series. Sophia Simeonidis, a Greek opera singer, wakes up one morning to discover that a tree has appeared overnight in the garden of her Paris house. As her husband doesn’t give a damn, she asks her new neighbours to dig around the tree to find out if something has been buried. Her neighbours are eccentric: Vandoosler, an ex-cop fired from the police for having helped a murderer to escape, and sharing the house are three impecunious historians: Mathias, Marc and Lucien – the three evangelists, as Vandoosler calls them. They accept the job because they are desperate for money and rather curious. When they find nothing and Sophia’s dead body turns up weeks later, they decide to investigate.
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