The Frozen Dead: A Novel (Commandant Martin Servaz)
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| Rating | : | 4.76 (590 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00I6ZJ7L4 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 329 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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The story has one gripped from the start and I liked that the setting was unusual A stunning debut! The translator deserves 5 stars as well as none of the rhythm and cadence of the language was lost. The story has one gripped from the start and I liked that the setting was unusual, a village in the mountains mostly snowbound. Hope we hear lots more from this author. The Matrix Fan said "The only difference between us and the people outside is the violence.". Very few books pique my interest with just a dust jacket description. However, the one for The Frozen Dead pulled me right in. It promised a tale of revenge and madness, and it delivered on both these points, and many more.In the beginning, the story felt a little disjointed. The brutal murder of a horse? A new job at an institute for the criminally insane? What could this mean, and how would it all be connected? When one question was answered, five more sprang up in its place. The good thing is, the story was able to develop at a stead. Spike said Full of suspense. Enjoyed this book, but felt it was much longer than necessary. The plot could have been condensed and the story would still remain full of twists and turns.
In a parallel story, Diane Berg, a new psychologist, has arrived at the institute and is not entirely welcome, especially after she uncovers flagrant mistreatment of the prisoners. The pervasiveness of evil in this tense and disturbing novel makes for very compelling reading, with the suspense bordering on horror. Servaz is annoyed when he is called away from an investigation to a new crime scene at the hydroelectric plant of Arruns, so high above sea level that the only way to reach it is by cable car. --Stacy Alesi . This case gets priority as the horse belonged to Eric Lombard, CEO of a multinational company and member of a very influential family with strong political ties to the area. It should appeal to those who enjoyed Pierre Lemaitre’s Alex (2013) as well as the edgier Scandinavian thrillers. A beheaded body is hung on the
She is baffled by the slightly unorthodox methods the asylum's director uses, and then greatly alarmed when she realizes that drugs are disappearing from within the fortified institution while someone seems to be slipping out at night. Saint-Martin-de-Comminges is a small town nestled in the French Pyrenees. Commandant Martin Servaz, a charismatic city cop from nearby Toulouse fond of quoting Latin, can't believe he has been called out over the death of an animal. But there's something disturbing about this crime that he can't ignore. Then DNA from one of the most notorious inmates of the asylum, a highly intelligent former prosecutor, accuse
BERNARD MINIER grew up in the foothills of the French Pyrenees. . Minier lives in the Essonne, south of Paris. He had a career as a customs official before publishing his first novel, The Frozen Dead, in 2011. The novel has been translated into a dozen languages and has garnered critical acclaim as well as several literary prizes in F