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A terrifying addition to Lemaitre's award-winning Paris trilogy - Irene, Alex and Camille
Jean Garnier lives on the fringes - a lonely nobody who has lost everything dear to him. His girlfriend was killed in an unexplained accident, his mother has just been sent to prison - he has even lost his job after the sudden death of his boss.
In one last, desperate cry for help, Jean sets up seven lethal bombs, hidden all over Paris and timed so that one will explode every 24 hours.
After the first detonation, Jean gives himself up to the police. He has one simple demand: his mother must be released, or the daily explosions will continue.
Camille Verhoeven is faced with a race against time to uncover the secrets of this troubled young man and avert a massive human disaster.
Lemaitre's Camille Verhoeven Trilogy - Alex, Irene and Camille - has been a multiple winner of the CWA International Dagger.
Translated from the French by Frank Wynne
102 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2011
“He is prepared to tell all, but in his own time, things have to play out exactly as he imagined. He is meticulous. “The mortar shells . . . I planted seven of them. There are six more. One explosion every day. That’s how they’re rigged.” “But . . .” Camille is dumbfounded. “What is it you want?” Jean wants his mother [Rosy] (who is on remand) and himself (he is about to be taken into custody) to be released.”He goes on to request new identities, a flight for them both to Australia and €5million. To add to Jean's compelling motivation, his mother Rosy is on remand for murdering his girlfriend. The secrets that mother and son hold tightly are bemusing, insane and potent.