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.
A glorious mix of myth, quirky observation and gallic humour * Sunday Telegraph * An early contender for outstanding crime novel of the year * Sunday Times * Vargas depicts brilliantly a rural community riven with superstition, where class distinctions have existed for centuries * The Times * After decades in which crime fiction in French was dominated by the Belgian author Georges Simenon, it has an indisputable new star in Fred Vargas -- Joan Smith * Sunday Times * This latest outing for the offbeat Commissaire Adamsberg is [Vargas'] best * Independent *