A Climate of Fear

#8 Chief Inspector Adamsberg

Fred Vargas, Siân Reynolds

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Vintage
14 August 2017

Fiction & Literature; Crime & Mystery; Fiction in translation

Series: Chief Inspector Adamsberg

A woman is found dead in her bath. The murder has been disguised as a suicide and a strange symbol is discovered at the scene.Then the symbol is observed near a second victim, who ten years earlier had also taken part in a doomed expedition to Iceland.How are these deaths, and rumours of an Icelandic demon, linked to a secretive local society? And what does the mysterious sign mean? Commissaire Adamsberg is about to find out.

By: Fred Vargas
Translated by: Siân Reynolds
Imprint: Vintage
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 293g
ISBN: 9781784702625
ISBN 10: 1784702625
Series: Chief Inspector Adamsberg
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 14 August 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Fred Vargas was born in Paris in 1957. A historian and archaeologist by profession, she is now a bestselling novelist. Her books have sold over 10 million copies worldwide and have been translated into 45 languages.

Reviews for A Climate of Fear (#8 Chief Inspector Adamsberg)

French crime queen's new mystery - her best yet. Sunday Times [Vargas] has won the CWA international dagger four times, confirming her place in the top rank of contemporary crime writers... [A Climate of Fear] is easily the best thing she has ever done... The idea of history repeating itself is at the heart of this stunning novel, which confirms Vargas' fine understanding of the unchanging nature of human passions. Sunday Times A reminder that Fred Vargas is one of the most entertainingly eccentric of all current European crime writers... [It] demonstrates why Vargas is so highly esteemed... Highly impressive. -- Barry Forshaw Independent Vargas writes with strength, erudition and unique imagination... In the crowded world of crime fiction, she's a valuable one-off. A Climate of Fear is one of her best. -- Marcel Berlins The Times A rich and remarkable work that may be her masterpiece. Crime Scene