Fred Vargas was born in Paris in 1957. As well as being a best-selling author in France, she is an historian and archaeologist.
If you haven't cottoned on to Vargas's brilliant Adamsberg detective stories, you're missing a treat * Scotland on Sunday * The fascination of Fred Vargas's books is due as much to her characters as her plots... sit back and enjoy * Sunday Telegraph * Irresistibly gripping, powerfully written and quite often frightening * The Times * Stylish prose and strong characters * Financial Times * Fred Vargas ... is rapidly asserting herself as one of the most impressive working crime writers * Metro *