Le Concierge

by Herbert Lieberman, Jean Esch (Translator)

Au cœur de New York, Le Parker Regency Hotel accueille depuis des années les clients les plus riches et huppés de la planète - ceux auxquels on ne refuse aucun passe-droit. Roger Paladine, grand patron du service de la conciergerie le sait et y veille. Il ne faudrait surtout pas que froissé, l'habitué s'imagine aller ailleurs. Mais que faire lorsque, après avoir fermé les yeux, on se retrouve embringué dans quelque chose qui ressemble beaucoup à un meurtre ? Tel est le problème auquel Roger Paladine, le brillant, le subtil "Concierge" du Parker Regency, est confronté lorsque le comte Gobbo est retrouvé pendu dans les caves de l'hôtel... Herbert Lieberman, auscultant les bas-fonds d'un univers peu connu, signe ici un de ses romans les plus troubles.

Genres: Thriller

480 pages, Pocket Book

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

Herbert Liberman received his AB from City College of New York and his AM from Columbia University. He is a former managing editor of the Reader's Digest Book Club.

The author of Crawlspace, City of the Dead, The Climate of Hell, and several other acclaimed novels, Herbert Lieberman is a recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship and a winner of France’s coveted Grand Prix de Littérature Policière for City of the Dead. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife. He and his wife Judith have one daughter and twin granddaughters.

Reviews

[Lapetitesteph]

Excellent.

[Sophie · Rating 2 out of 5]

it's a mystery novel that I didn't figure out who was the killer, but I did not enjoy the story. I not sure why but I didn't connect with the characters. The wildcard was so normal and not really a wildcard in my opinion.