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Fred Vargas' mysteries are always fascinating and well written, this one was no exception.
The character and plot development are fascinating and entertaining as usual.
A very good mystery, full of twists and turns, that kept me hooked.
Highly recommended!
Many thanks to the publisher and Edelweiss for this ARC, all opinions are mine.

silviaamaturo's review against another edition

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3.0

Questo è il terzo libro che leggo della serie di Adamsberg e devo ammettere che sono sempre piacevoli intrattenimenti.
La storia è spesso inverosimile, ma se riesci a lasciarti cullare da assurde intuizioni, collegamenti improbabili e personaggi bizzarri va bene così. Basta non pretendere che il tutto sia razionale e logico.
Non ricordo nel dettaglio gli altri due volumi, ma in questo mi ha colpita la stretta rete di relazioni all'interno della squadra, lo stringersi uno intorno all'altro. I personaggi mi sono anche sembrati più caricaturali, ma potrebbe essere un effetto della mia scarsa memoria.
Se anche non fosse un problema di memoria del resto, siamo al volume n. 11. Come nel cinema e nelle serie TV, dopo un po' la verve si perde.

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I’m a huge fan of crime thrillers that contain plenty of twists and turns. This one checked all of those boxes and more. This is the first of this “series” that I’ve read, even though it is technically the eleventh book. I would definitely say these can be read out of order, since I didn’t feel like I missed anything. Maybe I missed some of the character’s backstories, but it was nothing that I couldn’t pick up throughout the book.

Adamsberg is one of my favorite investigative characters I’ve read about. He’s humorous, hard working, and has one of the most imaginative minds I’ve come across in a crime thriller. I really enjoyed reading the parts where all of the team were interacting, they have this amazing bond and just seem to understand one another in an interesting way.

Overall, I was a huge fan of how in depth, interesting, and unique this whole plot line was. The investigation was just so out of the norm from what I’m used to reading. I felt like I was on a rollercoaster. The whole premise just made me think, and gave me the chills at points. It was so realistic, but on the line of not being. I have to sum this book up as creative, original, and thought provoking. I will 100% be reading many other books by this author.

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2.0

That was strange. And it took forever. I figured out the murderer in the first 100 pages, and I had a clue as to the “how,” but I did not know the “why” because, really, WHO COULD figure it out when the plot is this convoluted and ridiculous?

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3.0

3.5 étoiles que je refuse d'arrondir à 4, pour une raison et une seule : la résolution de l'enquête -le dernier tiers du livre en fait- me semble beaucoup trop capilotractée. Ca joue beaucoup trop sur les mots et leurs double voire triple sens, et bien que ce soit un régal pour quiconque aime les mots, pour une enquête c'est un brin trop fantaisiste.

Sinon, sans grande surprise, je suis tombée sous le charme Vargas. La plume est un régal, l'attention apportée aux dialogues et aux petites intrigues secondaires fourmillent de détail, à raison ! La vie n'est pas linéaire et ne se résume pas à un seul fil rouge, mais bien à un ensemble, à toute une pelote : de fait les personnages de Vargas n'en sont que plus... charmants. Et du coup ça me fait un peu penser au style Pennac.

Mon premier Vargas donc, 3bonnes grosses étoiles, pour lui laisser la possibilité de m'éblouir par la suite car ce ne sera certainement pas mon dernier !

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