{"product_id":"this-nights-foul-work-9780143113591","title":"This Night's Foul Work","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"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 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A wildly imaginative series.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAwarded the International Dagger by the Crime Writers' Association four times, Fred Vargas has earned a reputation in Europe as a mystery author of the first order. In \u003ci\u003eThis Night's Foul Work\u003c\/i\u003e, the intuitive Commissaire Adamsberg teams up with Dr. Ariane, a pathologist with whom he crossed paths twenty years ago, to unravel a beguiling mystery that begins with the discovery of two bodies in Paris's Porte de la Chapelle. Adamsberg believes it may be the work of a killer with split personalities, who is choosing his or her victims very carefully. As other murders begin to surface, Adamsberg must move quickly in order to stop the \"Angel of Death\" from killing again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Fred Vargas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.36w x 0.87d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143113591\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2008 pg. 395\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/28\/2008 pg. 115\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2008 pg. 43\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2008 pg. 83\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/09\/2009 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCommonweal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/18\/2010 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFred Vargas is a French medieval historian and archaeologist who has a parallel career as a bestselling crime novelist. She adopted the pseudonym from her twin sister, an artist who works as Jo Vargas--after Ava Gardner's character in \u003ci\u003eThe Barefoot Contessa\u003c\/i\u003e. She has published ten mysteries, five of which feature Commissaire Adamsberg. Her detective fiction is published in 32 languages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43781791514739,"sku":"9.78014E+12","price":26.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_9cbd1c2c-d74a-449f-952e-74c2a4802218.jpg?v=1757594905","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/this-nights-foul-work-9780143113591","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}